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App appearing multiple times in open with menu
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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This is an odd one, on my new intel iMac running 10.4.8 if I do a right click on something and go to open with it often listens some applications two or three times in a row, I have never seen this before on any of my PPC machines and don't really know how to fix it.
It's not really a big deal and either icon will open the proper app, but it is just kind of annoying.
Thanks!
-indigo
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15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHz i7 4GB RAM 6490M 120GB OWC 6G SSD 500GB HD
15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz C2D 2GB RAM 8600M GT 200GB HD
17" C2D iMac 2.0GHz 2GB RAM x1600 500GB HD
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Join Date: Jun 2000
Location: If I tellz ya, then I gotsta killz ya !
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open Terminal.app and copy/paste in this command and push enter, enter your admin password, push enter.
/System/Library/Frameworks/ApplicationServices.framework/\
Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister \
-kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
this resets the launchservices database, which is where the "open with" data is stored, among other things 
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Personally I find it hilarious that you have the hots for my gramma. Especially seeins how she is 3x your age, and makes your Brittney-Spears-wannabe 30-something wife look like a rag doll who went thru WWIII with a burning stick of dynamite up her a** :)
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Join Date: Oct 2004
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Yeah that is the LaunchServices database, it usually happens when you have an external drive connected with the apps on there as well. So if you do clones or backups to an external drive that's probably what is causing it.
bowwowman's method works but you can also use a maintenance application like Onyx (free - OnyX 1.7.5 - MacUpdate) or Cocktail/Mac Pilot etc if you want a GUI method.
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Excellent to hear, I will be sure to run that when I get home!
Thanks!
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15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHz i7 4GB RAM 6490M 120GB OWC 6G SSD 500GB HD
15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz C2D 2GB RAM 8600M GT 200GB HD
17" C2D iMac 2.0GHz 2GB RAM x1600 500GB HD
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Senior User
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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I ran it through OnyX, wasn't in the mood for terminal today, just wanted the problem fixed, lol
All is well now, thanks!
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15" MacBook Pro 2.0GHz i7 4GB RAM 6490M 120GB OWC 6G SSD 500GB HD
15" MacBook Pro 2.4GHz C2D 2GB RAM 8600M GT 200GB HD
17" C2D iMac 2.0GHz 2GB RAM x1600 500GB HD
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