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macOS is the current marketing name for Apple's Macintosh Operating System. This OS was previously known as OS X, and Mac OS X before that (which itself succeeded the 'classic' Mac OS).

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Double Click to Open Program Mac

If I click on a .txt file, what exactly happens in order for Mac OS X to open my txt file with the Default Program (TextEdit in my case). In other words where does Mac OS look/what exact steps are inv …
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TextEdit Strange Error

If I hit Spotlight type "TextEdit" and hit enter. TextEdit starts and after that I can open any txt file by double clicking on it. As you would expect. If I close TextEdit and click on any txt file it …
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TextEdit Strange Error

So I found the solution. I tried to understand the underlying process better and therefore asked this question in a more general format here: Double Click to Open Program Mac The answer is also the …
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Double Click to Open Program Mac

Rebuilding Launch Service Database did the trick: /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domai …
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