Questions tagged [file-association]
In an operating system, the means of assigning a file extension or mime type to a particular application, as a default means of opening this type of file.
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How do I get Notepad++ to associate a file type with a language? [duplicate]
I have associated .wxs files with Notepad++. So far so good. However, it doesn't remember that it should use XML syntax highlighting. How do I associate a file-type with a Language?
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How do I set Notepad++ as the default editor?
I want set Notepad++ as the default editor. I tried to set it by right-clicking on a file, then Open With. But I did not see Notepad++ in the resulting list (even after clicking on Choose Other ...
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How do I restore .bat files association with the system (make them run when double-clicked)?
What do I set the 'Opens with...' property to in order to get the system to run .bat files again (when they are double-clicked)?
Somehow my boss convinced his workstation that the handler for .bat ...
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How to change default app for all files of particular file type through terminal in OS X?
How can I change the default app for all files of a particular file type through the Terminal in OS X?
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Change Windows 7 explorer "Edit" context menu action for jpg and other image file types
When I right click on a jpg file in Windows Explorer (Windows 7), I see that there is an "Edit" menu item. If I click this item, it opens the image in MSPaint. Blah. I have Paint.NET installed, and ...
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How to restore Windows default Zip file functionality?
I recently lost the default file association for Zip files in Windows Vista (I think it happened when I uninstalled WinAce, but I can't be completely sure). How can I restore this association back to ...
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Windows 10 default programs keep changing
Since the fall update last month, Windows 10 automatically keeps changing the default apps for certain types (mostly browser,pdf,mp3,jpg). I have tried changing them back from the Settings app as well ...
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How do I set advanced file associations in Windows 7?
It used to be in Windows XP that I could make Warcraft III files load automatically into the game by double clicking on them. This association was made by going to file associations ADVANCED area and ...
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Programatically associate file extensions with application on Windows
I've just recently reinstalled Windows and in setting up my environment I've noticed that all my associations for the various programming languages I edit in Notepad++ have gone (naturally).
I am ...
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How do I make all file types open in the internal editor in eclipse?
When using the open file dialog on Eclipse, many file types open in the internal editor as expected (.java, .txt). However, others open in an external editor. For example on my system attempting to ...
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How can I make Notepad++ default program for `.txt` files?
I would like .txt files to open with Notepad++ by default in Windows 10. I have found the options to change file associations but there is no option to specify custom programs. Here's a screen shot:
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7-zip cannot open file on double click
I have installed 7-Zip on my machine and associated it with serveral archive file types.
When double clicking an archive (so far I have tried .zip, .7z and .bz2 files), a message box pops up telling ...
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osx - stop xcode from opening ruby files
I have set my favorite text editor as the default application to open ruby files (.rb extension) multiple times by following Open With -> then Other... then I click the checkbox Always Open With.
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What format does Google Chrome Developer Tools save data as?
I am using Google chrome's developer tools to inspect the timeline of some requests. There is the option of storing them as a .HAR file, but I could not find anything that opens it. In a browser, it ...
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Where does Mac OS X store file association information?
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 ...
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Remove file associations on Windows 8
I have Chrome associated with .xlsx file on a Windows 8.1 machine.
In Control Panel\Programs\Default Programs\Set Associations it is not possible to remove an association only to change it to ...
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How to find vscode installed path in ubuntu
I am trying to change the FileZilla filetype association and set vscode as default for any filetype. I couldn't find installed application path or executable file to give a path. How do I make vscode ...
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How do I change my default browser to an unlisted program in Windows 7?
I use multiple browsers regularly, so I've written a script that will open pages in whatever browser is already running (or Firefox if there is none). I want to set this script as my default browser. ...
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How do I get ftype & assoc to match Windows Explorer?
I changed the association to use upon launching a .py file, via Windows Explorer:
Tools -> Folders -> File types.
Then browse to .py.
Change the association to Wordpad.
Now when I type the name of a ...
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Windows 10 "Always use this app" checkbox missing
I was attempting to change file open preferences on Windows 10 today, when I encountered an unexpected behavior.
Normally, when choosing associations, I will be able to select the "Always open with" ...
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What program do you use to edit file associations in Vista and Windows 7?
We all know that Vista and Windows 7 doesn't let you specify custom extensions or customize them to your liking. What program do you use to edit file associations in Vista and Windows 7?
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Just ...
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How do I associate all unknown file types with notepad++?
I work alot with billing and files the bank etc. send me files that have date extensions or some counter as an extension:
eg file1.20110315 or file2.123
So the extension changes every time I receive ...
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Associate a File Type with a Specific Program
How do you associate a specific file type to an application on a Windows (Vista) PC?
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Why can't change the default program to open an extension in Windows 7?
I mistakenly assign Office Outlook to open my .eml files in Windows 7. But, as Outlook do not open such files, I downloaded Live Mail, but now I can not assign it to open this kind of file by default.
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Adding or registering a file type so it can be associated with an application
I need to associate a specific application for a .mus file type on a Windows 10 PC.
NONE OF THE ANSWERS INVOLVING THE "OPEN WITH" OR OTHER CONFIGURATION EDITORS WORK.
This is because the .mus file ...
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Where is the Default Program associations stored in the registry? [duplicate]
If I run the assoc command-line utility for an extension, it shows the file type/description for the extension I set in the registry. But if I go to Control Panel -> Default Programs - Set ...
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On OS X, how do you change a file's "Kind"?
On OS X I'd like to change the "Kind" label associated with files. Many of my files are showing up as "Plain Text File" when they are really javascript, php, css, and other file types.
I don't have a ...
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How to open xlsx files with Excel 2013 by default on windows 8?
My xslx files open systematically with Excel 2010 when I'd like them to use Excel 2013.
Everytime I
right click
select open with
point to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office 15\root\office15\EXCEL....
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Manually Add Program to Open With in Windows 10
I have a standalone version of IrfanView (x64) and want it to appear in the Open With menu for all image files. I do not want it to be the default program however. For some reason no matter what I do, ...
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Windows 8 is losing options in the "Open with" menu after changing file associations
When I set a program to open a specific file type by default, it works (like Word 2013 for PDF files). However, when I change the default back to reader, I lose Word as an option that I can pick in ...
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How to change the default editor for PNG files from MS Paint to paint.net in Windows 10?
I have paint.net installed in my Windows 10 Pro. When I right-click a PNG file in the Windows Explorer, I see the Edit command. However, it opens the Windows Paint app, and I'd like to change it to ...
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How do you want to open this file?
Windows 10 has a dialog that asks
How do you want to open this file?
Here's a screenshot I found on the web:
I think it does this for every file type once.
Since I have a lot of types that ...
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How to conveniently mass-reassign file associations in Windows 10 (1803)?
(Skip to the question by scrolling to the very bottom, but in this case don't blindly vote to close ...)
Yes, I know this topic has been regurgitated a number of times here, here and here, but I ...
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How do you associate the .exe file extension with a program in Windows?
A few years ago I saw somebody play a prank on somebody by associating the .exe file extension with Internet Explorer. This made Internet Explorer open up every time the person wanted to start a ...
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Can Notepad++ be made to open file links in itself?
In Settings/Preferences, Notepad++ has an option on the MISC. tab under 'Clickable Link Settings' to the right, to Enable to open links found in the edited files. It underlines them and opens them on ...
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Change default text editor to Sublime Text in Linux Mint
I've installed Sublime Text 3 from the .deb found here: http://www.sublimetext.com/3
Now, how to set it as the default text editor in place of gedit in Mint 16?
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Microsoft Edge keeps taking over PDF file open/association
Every few days the file association for PDFs on my Windows 10 machine switches to Microsoft Edge.
I then right click on a PDF, choose "Open With -> Choose Another App", select Acrobat from the list, ...
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How do I have no default web browser, so the system asks what browser to use when I click on a link?
I use Internet Explorer for some things and Chrome for others. I'd like to have a choice when I click on a link of which browser to open the link in. Is this possible in Windows? I am currently ...
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TextMate file type association
I would like TextMate to recognize that RDF files are XML and highlight them as such but I can't seem to find a way to do this through the UI. Is there a way to add file extension/type associations?
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Cannot set a Windows 10 Store App as default program to open a file
Usually, right clicking on a file, selecting "Open with" followed by "Choose another app..." brings up the following menu which also includes installed apps, so that one may be set as the default ...
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OSX: assign extension to content kind
Here I have a folder containing a bunch of *.mkv files (video, obviously) and *.srt files (subtitles, obviously). I want to keep them within one folder but I don’t want them to be mixed together. It ...
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Make Irfanview default program for .JPG files
I want to use Irfanview to view .jpg files. I have gone through the
Windows 10 default program procedures, but Windows doesn't show Irfanview as a program I can select.
How do I make Irfanview my ...
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Why are certain default application associations "locked"?
After associating my MP3 files with MPlayer using the Open with/Choose default program... dialogue I can no longer change that association using said dialogue, the Always use this [...] Checkbox is ...
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Mac OS X change file association per file on the command line
I need to batch change the application associated with certain files via the command line. I'm not to change the file association for a certain file extension, I'm actually looking to target specific ...
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"Send to: Mail recipient" context menu not working
I have set the Mail app from Microsoft (WinRT) as the default application for mail in Default Programs. However, when I right-click on a file, and select Send to > Mail recipient I get a message box ...
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Windows 10 Automatically Changes File Associations [duplicate]
I have Windows 10 and I'm having this issue where it will randomly just change the file associations I have set from Settings > System > Default apps > Choose default apps by file type back to their ...
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Run .sh file on double click on Windows with Cygwin
I created a .sh script file on my Windows machine. I'd like to run it on double click.
If I open up the Cygwin Terminal and start it manually with the “sh” command it runs without problems.
When I ...
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Delete Windows file association using .reg file
Question: Using a .reg file, how do I completely remove a file type association? I tried e.g. deleting HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\myextension_auto_file but that's apparently not enough.
Background: On Windows ...
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How to delete a file association? [duplicate]
I'm having problem with Team Foundation Server (TFS) when viewing .cs files and need to delete the file association with .cs in Windows 7. At the moment I go to Control Panel -> Default Programs ...
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How Do I Set Another Program as JPG Default in Windows 11
My computer was recently upgraded to Windows 11 and my default program for JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg) was changed from my preferred program of JPEGView to Photos (Windows default app). Photos takes a while to ...
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