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Where does Mac OS X store file association information?

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Mar 15, 202646156 views
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I know there is a system preferences pane to manually modify the file associations in Mac OS X Leopard. However, I'm curious where does Leopard actually store these information? I'm not interested in methods to change them. I want to know the configuration file or database (like registry in Windows…

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OS X uses a "defaults" system -- here's a nice article with lots of examples. The files are stored under ~/Library/Preferences, but it's best to manipulate with the "defaults" command rather than editing the plists directly. File associations are st…

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