All your PDF files open in Adobe Reader, but you want them to open in Preview. All your JPEG files open in Preview when you’d rather they open in Photoshop. How do you change what Mac OS X uses as the ...

Microsoft uses file associations to set default programs for opening different file types on all its operating systems. As a result, when you open a file, be it text, image, or document, on your ...

In OS X, all file types have a default application that opens when you double click on them. If you double click on a PDF file or a PNG file, chances are that your Mac will open it in Preview, Apple’s ...

When you open files that have a particular file extension, Windows will look at its configuration to determine what the default program should be in order to work with these files. The default program ...

If you enable file sharing in OS X, you may see a number of available share points when you connect to your Mac, which might have some people concerned about the Mac being too accessible by default.

Using the standard apps that come with macOS is great, but for some users, a third-party app performing the same job may be a better option. In this guide, AppleInsider shows you how to permanently ...

If you cannot change the default app by File Type in Windows 11/10 then this post is sure to help you resolve the issue. Windows 11/10 provides built-in options to change the default app(s) to open ...

When you double-click on a file in Windows XP, the operating system will automatically open the file using a program that has been is associated with the file's extension. It is possible, though, to ...

Mac OS X computers use a default application to open every file type based on its file extension. If you don't want to use the default application when opening a file, you can select "Open With" from ...