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If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. Right click the file and click Get Info (or highlight file and hit cmd ⌘ + i )
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change All...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Get info screen Confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.

You will have to repeat this for each extension.

Get info screen Confirmation box

If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. Right click the file and click Get Info (or highlight file and hit cmd ⌘ + i )
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change All...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Get info screen Confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.

If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. Right click the file and click Get Info (or highlight file and hit cmd ⌘ + i )
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change All...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.

You will have to repeat this for each extension.

Get info screen Confirmation box

added keyboard shortcut
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Kymer
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  • 4
  • 14

If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. rightRight click the file and click Get Info (or highlight file and hit cmd ⌘ + i )
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change allAll...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Get info screen Confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.

If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. right click the file and click Get Info
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change all...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Get info screen Confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.

If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. Right click the file and click Get Info (or highlight file and hit cmd ⌘ + i )
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change All...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Get info screen Confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.

Source Link
Kymer
  • 447
  • 4
  • 14

If you want all files with a certain extension (not the 1 specific file) to be opened by a certain app, do the following:

  1. right click the file and click Get Info
  2. Change Open with: to preferred app
  3. Click Change all...
  4. Click Continue in the confirmation box

Get info screen Confirmation box

Is this what you meant to do? This is different from right clicking a file and choosing the 'Always open with' option. That seems to only apply to the specific file, not all files globally.