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default applications

  1. MiniApple

    Resolved uninstallable default Apps / minimal MacOS?

    Pondering switching to a MacbookAir for my only device on the road, mainly due to the very long battery life for basic tasks, being fanless, having a good screen. (Use cases: web browsing, watching TV/movies, some basic file management and text editing) I don't have a use for many Apple default...
    • MiniApple
    • Thread
    • default applications macos uninstall
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: macOS
  2. D

    MP 7,1 After moving User folder to separate internal drive, My Mac Pro 7,1 Resets associated apps for file types

    Ever since I moved my user folder to a separate internal drive (using a PCIe m.2 adapter), whenever I set any app to be the default for certain file types or in settings, it resets them to the defaults every time I reboot. For example, after I boot up, Outlook is no longer the default email...
    • digimax425
    • Thread
    • default applications launchctl mac pro (2019)
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Mac Pro
  3. C

    iPhone Are default apps (files, shortcuts, etc.) attached to apple id?

    Awhile ago I changed the apple id on my phone, and deleted and redownloaded all the apps with the new one. Except with the default apps, (the default apps I deleted were files and shortcuts) they had the redownload cloud symbol instead of “get” in the app store. When I downloaded them, they...
    • chickenbroth
    • Thread
    • apple id default applications iphone
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: iOS 13
  4. S

    How to change iPhone default apps

    Hello My goal is to control iPhone remotely. For that I use either Apple Watch or my headphone (Bose QC is). In a few cases I prefer to use not Apple but rather Google app for the same functionality. Example: I prefer to use Google map vs. Apple map. Hence when I invoke navigation it...
  5. camaysar

    Cannot set default apps

    Macbook Pro mid-2015. El Capitan 10.11.4 Computer uses inappropriate apps to open files. Instead of textedit, it opens Terminal; instead of Preview it opens MPEG Streamclip. Dragged photos result in blank icons. When I change the default apps by the usual method (using the "get info" box), they...
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