Comments on: Leopard: disable “Open with” previous versions of applications in Time Machine? http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/ Editor and technology critic in the midst of founding a new web startup: gdgt. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:44:30 -0800 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jean-Christophe Helary http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-58947 Jean-Christophe Helary Mon, 04 Feb 2008 15:29:28 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-58947 Eoin, Thanks for the reference. After a few weels of living with my own hack, I found that even though the Finder behaved pretty much as expected (I don't have multiple versions of an app in the "Open with" menu), it looks like Mail gets its information from somewhere else. I've installed Onyx and I frequently run it to clean up the LaunchServices db. It is easier than to remember the command line. I just did that today and Mail has reverted to a sane behavior. But I really wish I knew why it does not behave as Finder in that respect... Eoin,

Thanks for the reference. After a few weels of living with my own hack, I found that even though the Finder behaved pretty much as expected (I don’t have multiple versions of an app in the “Open with” menu), it looks like Mail gets its information from somewhere else.

I’ve installed Onyx and I frequently run it to clean up the LaunchServices db. It is easier than to remember the command line. I just did that today and Mail has reverted to a sane behavior. But I really wish I knew why it does not behave as Finder in that respect…

]]> By: Eoin http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-58493 Eoin Wed, 30 Jan 2008 12:25:14 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-58493 I've found that doing the following seems to work 1. Add the external Drive to the EXCLUDE section of Spotlight preferences and REBUILD the Spotlight index 2. Use the Command line /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user 3. Restart Finder All covered here http://mac4translators.blogspot.com/2007/12/open-with-too-many-applications.html I’ve found that doing the following seems to work
1. Add the external Drive to the EXCLUDE section of Spotlight preferences and REBUILD the Spotlight index
2. Use the Command line
/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
3. Restart Finder

All covered here
http://mac4translators.blogspot.com/2007/12/open-with-too-many-applications.html

]]> By: Scott http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-57999 Scott Thu, 24 Jan 2008 22:47:12 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-57999 I too, would like to find a solution to this annoyance. Please let us know if you find a fix. Thanks. I too, would like to find a solution to this annoyance. Please let us know if you find a fix. Thanks.

]]> By: Tomas http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-57391 Tomas Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:34:32 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-57391 Have you had any joy finding a solution to this? This has started to really bother me, and I'm surprised by the lack of coverage online. t/ Have you had any joy finding a solution to this?

This has started to really bother me, and I’m surprised by the lack of coverage online.

t/

]]> By: Ryan Block http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-55579 Ryan Block Wed, 26 Dec 2007 17:13:41 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-55579 Hard to tell -- it's completely silent. And being nigh vibration-proof, it's not a concern until I have to go back to my platter-based drive. Hard to tell — it’s completely silent. And being nigh vibration-proof, it’s not a concern until I have to go back to my platter-based drive.

]]> By: Paul Stamatiou http://ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-55543 Paul Stamatiou Wed, 26 Dec 2007 05:40:42 +0000 http://www.ryanblock.com/2007/12/leopard-disable-open-with-previous-versions-of-applications-in-time-machine/#comment-55543 What were your MBP safe-sleep times with the SSD like? With 4 gigs of RAM mine and a 5400 spinner it was around a minute. What were your MBP safe-sleep times with the SSD like? With 4 gigs of RAM mine and a 5400 spinner it was around a minute.

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