Changing the Default Application for File Types in OS X It’s really easy to change the default application a type of file opens in. Just click on one of the files and choose File > Get Info from the main menu or use the Cmd+I keyboard shortcut. You can also right-click, Ctrl-click, or two-finger clicking the file and select “Get Info”. Once that dialog shows up, you can head down the “Open With” section, change it to the application you’d prefer, and then click “Change All”. You should see a prompt verifying you really want to do it, where you’d click “Continue”. That’s pretty much all there is to it.

Feb 5, 2016 - Setting default app in Windows 10 has dramatically changed. Before in both Windows 7 and Windows 8.1, you can quickly set the default app.

Changing a Specific File to Open in a Different Application If you just want to change that one file, you can bring up the context menu by right-clicking, Control-clicking, or two-finger clicking the file. Choose Open With –> Other. Select the application you want to change it to, and then click the “Always Open With” box. Click “Open” and that individual file will always open with the application you chose in the future. Note: If you’re trying to play a file off a read-only network share, you won’t be able to do this. You’ll have to copy a file to your Mac’s local storage to make the change, or otherwise you’ll get this error message: And there you go, now you can open your video files in VLC instead of QuickTime.

I downloaded MPEG Streamclip for video editing and do not wish to uninstall it. Where is the name manager in excel for mac download. But now it is the default application for.wmv files. I already went through other options to change the default video player to VLC but when I try to do it this message is what returns: 'The item is either locked or damaged, or in a folder you don’t have permission to modify (error code -61).'

This file is a DVD for an online class and would prefer not to constantly go back to the DVD folder in Finder and 'Open With' VLC. I read some tips about resetting some files but they were for Leopard and Tiger. I am currently running OS X version 10.9.2. Thank you in advance.

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