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Offline kimmer

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Two QuickTime apps on my iMac
« on: July 03, 2015, 07:56:42 PM »
While trying to solve the problem of playing midi files, I did the "get info" on one of the midi's and saw this strange notice in the OPEN WITH menu:

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According to this I have QuickTime 10.4 and QuickTime 10.3. Strangely, 10.3 has the correct icon for QT, while 10.4 shows the icon for ... not sure what app that is for actually. I searched my iMac and I find one, and only one, QuickTime application—and it says it's "Version 10.4 (833.6)".

Any idea why the 10.3 is lingering in menus, and how do I clear it?
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« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2015, 08:01:21 PM »
As a stab in the dark, how about resetting the launch services database? You can do it with OnyX. Select the Maintenance tab, then select Rebuilding.
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Two QuickTime apps on my iMac
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2015, 08:39:10 PM »
That database will probably work. Just be careful stabbing things in the dark! eek2.gif

I notice that the "(10.4)" version has a generic icon. Thinking.gif I suppose you've made a search? rolleyes.gif Even Finder/Spotlight should find all the copies. You can then access them and reveal their true age and usefulness.
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« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2015, 09:39:03 PM »
I just dumped Onyx 2.7.something off my iMac because I never use it—it was something Sneakers used to run on my iMac when he did maintenance. LOL!  I actually have no clue how to use it and I'm not sure I want to learn. Okay, I'll try it. wink.gif

After narrowing how I was searching in the finder (Spotlight kept launching the correct app), I found it sitting in an old CCC backup from January 2015. How do I go about removing this from the "safetynet" folder on my CCC drive? I'm also wondering if the weird icon is because there's a system conflict with the 2 versions being available?


EDITED TO ADD: Okay, installed and ran Onyx and that fixed the problem. smile.gif

Thank you both very much!
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