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Changing Default File Type Associations
Changing Default File Type Associations
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files
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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...
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Info
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Article ID:
1297
Created
Thu 4/2/15 1:32 PM
Modified
Thu 3/7/24 11:24 AM
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Check out this article I found in the ITS Client Portal knowledge base.<br /><br /><a href="https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1297">https://td.wku.edu/TDClient/34/Portal/KB/ArticleDet?ID=1297</a><br /><br />Changing Default File Type Associations<br /><br />Instructions for changing the default file type associations in macOS.