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Duplicate LaunchServices Entries in OS X Open With Menu

Rebuild LaunchServices to Fix Duplicate Entries in OS X’s ‘Open With’ Menu

By Jim Tanous • Feb 13, 2014

The ‘Open With’ menu in OS X is a handy way to open files without using the default app. But various factors such as app upgrades or system migrations might lead to this list containing duplicates over time. Here’s how to remove those duplicates and get the Open With menu under control again by rebuilding the LaunchServices database.

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