Reset the “Open with” database on OS X


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Sometimes there are a lot of VMware Fusion items left over in the “Open with” dialog.

Here’s how to rebuild the “Open with” database:

dude$ /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/LaunchServices.framework/Support/lsregister -kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user
dude$ killall Finder

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