Hi Pat, After you moved the .plist file to the Trash. Make sure you quit ALL applications before emptying the Trash, so that the .plist file can properly be deleted. If it doesn't work right away, restart your computer for the changes to take effect.
Don't move the com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist If you still have the problem the Terminal command is: Open up Terminal and enter the following two commands, each followed by the Enter key. NOTE: the spaces in he first command (copy & paste might be best) These commands will rebuild the LaunchServices file and will refresh the Finder so that the changes take effect. You might have to wait a minute or two for the first command before killing the Finder, as the database needs time to restructure itself. /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user killall Finder If you still have the issue, it might not be Launch Services causing the problem, but something else? Cheers, Ronni > On 3 Feb 2015, at 12:33 pm, [email protected] wrote: > > Hi, Ronni, > > Thanks very much for your reply. I just did as you said, deleted the > com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, rebooted, but it did not solve the problem, > and the plist has not been recreated. > > I see that there is also a directory called com.apple.LaunchServices and in > it is com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist. I did not do anything to this. > > Do I need to do anything to recreate the plist? > > I have used Terminal successfully for a few things in the past. I believe I > can follow instructions to fix things. > > Pat > > >> On 3 Feb 2015, at 11:21, Ronni Brown <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> >> wrote: >> >> Hi Pat, >> >> If you are not familiar with using Terminal, there are other options to >> Rebuild Launch Services Database. >> Terminal or Onyx or try this first: >> >> The (Tilde ~) means your Home Library which is hidden you need to unhide it. >> You can open it easily enough by holding down Option while choosing Library >> from the Finder’s Go menu. >> >> 1. Quit all open applications >> 2. Navigate to ~/Library/Preferences. Locate com.apple.LaunchServices.plist, >> delete the file. >> 3. Then Reboot your Mac. >> >> This should accomplish the same result as using OnyX or the Terminal command. >> >> Cheers, >> Ronni >> >> 13-inch MacBook Air (April 2014) >> 1.7GHz Dual-Core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost to 3.3GHz >> 8GB 1600MHz LPDDR3 SDRAM >> 512GB PCIe-based Flash Storage >> >> OS X Yosemite 10.10.2 >> >> >> >>> On 3 Feb 2015, at 10:39 am, [email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, Peter, >>> >>> Thanks for your reply. I looked through the very long list of plugins, but >>> didn’t see one for html. However, I also wrote to Bare Bones and they >>> replied, “Since Quicklook is an OS service which does not depend on >>> applications but rather file info, I'm reasonably sure the cause of this >>> misbehavior is that your Mac's Launch Services database has become damaged >>> (perhaps as a side-effect of the OS upgrade), and I therefore recommend you >>> try rebuilding it.” They suggested downloading TinkerTool, which I did. >>> They also said that there were command line solutions. >>> >>> Unfortunately, I don’t know how to use TinkerTool or command line to >>> rebuild the Launch Services database. I’m willing to try either way. >>> Instructions hopefully requested. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Pat >>> >>> >>>> On 3 Feb 2015, at 07:24, Peter Hinchliffe <[email protected] >>>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>>> >>>> BBedit is very much alive and kicking. It is currently at version 11 on >>>> Bare Bones Software’s site. Their companion product, TextWranger, has the >>>> advantage that it’s free, but lacks the high-end tools offered by BBedit. >>>> <Go to http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html >>>> <http://www.barebones.com/products/bbedit/comparison.html>> for a >>>> comprehensive comparison. >>>> >>>> I don’t know what t tell you about your Quicklook issues. Quicklook is >>>> working perfectly for me on html files under Yosemite 10.10.2. You might >>>> find an alternative solution at <http://www.quicklookplugins.com >>>> <http://www.quicklookplugins.com/>>. >>>> >>>> >>>> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >>>> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >>>> Perth, Western Australia >>>> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >>>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >>>>
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