removing file formats from finder ‘open with’ list?

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B_Brooks
Oct 20, 2006
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When we right click an image file with the mouse and go to ‘open with’ apart from the normal applications (preview, photoshop, etc etc) we have a huge great list of ‘short-cuts’ image convert formats icons with an arrow icon (with the photoshop/image ready icon inside). Is there anyway to remove these shortcuts as we never use them and the list is currently massive!

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Ram
Oct 20, 2006
Have you tried asking on the Apple discussion boards?
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B_Brooks
Oct 20, 2006
yes, but nobody had an answer. Tried numerous utilities to repair/rremove the icons but still no luck. I came on here because the shortcut links are Adobe photoshop/image-ready ones – so thought theri might be answer over here?!
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Carl_Stawicki
Oct 20, 2006
If all they are are aliases, you can just hunt them down and delete them.
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B_Brooks
Oct 21, 2006
They are not aliases (sorry the arrow comment might have confused used but the icon is a downwards ‘hollow’ arrow with for example a feather icon inside). These are actual photoshop/image-ready shortcut icons for preset image changes (a bit like mac’s automater short-cut links to change files quickly without loading automator).

Have other people got these icons or is it just me?!!!
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Mark_Douma
Oct 21, 2006
Go to the /Adobe Photoshop CS2/Samples/ folder, and inside, select the "Droplets" folder, control-click on it, and choose "Create Archive". Then trash the original Droplets folder and the .exe files should be removed the Open With list.
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B_Brooks
Oct 22, 2006
Mark – you’re a legend!!!

Problem solved. I’ve been scratching my head and trying to figure out where the links were for ages! Doh! Thanks very much.

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