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"Open With" menu lists everything twice
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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What's up with this? I didn't notice it until the other day. Can't recall seeing this behavior in OS X before, and I don't think it I saw it immediately after upgrading to 10.4.3, but it's possible...
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Join Date: Jan 2001
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quark user? (just curious)
sounds like voiceover is on...turn it off (in universal access system preference).
i've seen quark users turn this on with a key command.
anyway,
check that first.
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"At first, there was Nothing. Then Nothing inverted itself and became Something.
And that is what you all are: inverted Nothings...with potential" (Sun Ra)
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I get this too. My voiceover is off.
I figured it was because I have an external HD and mirrored my internal drive. It does it even when the drive is disconnected but I reckon that's because it keeps a database.
What annoys me is when the drive is connected, it lists some entries 3 times.
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Admin Emeritus  Join Date: Oct 1999
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No, VoiceOver does not duplicate ANY commands (it just shows all the versions of commands that are normally hidden behind a modifier key).
In this case, the LaunchServices database has become corrupted. http://www.northernsoftworks.com/tigercachecleaner.html is probably the easiest way to do this.
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Divx user? There's a known issue in Divx 5 (for Tiger users) that manifest itself in the issue your describing.
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Join Date: Mar 2000
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I too noticed that duplicate issue after using SuperDuper. So I asked Dave Nanian, the developer, if he had insight. His reply:
"The reason you see multiple items, after using SuperDuper!, is because you're creating new copies of the applications (on the backup). Since the paths to these applications are different, LaunchServices puts them in again."
I presume this is also the case with CCC.
Rebuilding the Launch Services Database with Cocktail (or similar utilities) is a solution.
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Harv
27" i7 iMac (10.10.3), iPhone 5 (iOS 8.3)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Oh yes that's it. I've been using SuperDuper to create bootable backups of my drive. But if I rebuild the LS database, won't the issue come up again when I turn my external drive back on to update my backup?
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