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Changing Default File Type Associations
Changing Default File Type Associations
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default
file
files
filetype
iMac
MAC
MacBook
macbookair
macbookpro
Macintosh
macOS
MacPro
OSX
program
Issue/Question
How do I change the default program that opens a certain kind of file on my Mac?
Environment
macOS
Resolution
Right-Click (Control-Click on some Macs)
on the file
in question.
Select
Get Info
.
Expand the
Open With
menu.
Select the
program
that you would like to open this file type.
Click
Change All...
Close the
Info
window.
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Article ID:
1297
Created
Thu 4/2/15 2:32 PM
Modified
Wed 7/29/20 11:00 AM
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Check out this knowledge base article I found in the Western Kentucky University knowledge base. https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1297 Changing Default File Type Associations Instructions for changing the default file type associations in macOS.