Fortunately, it's easy to change your file associations in Mac OS X, if you follow these steps. Select a file with the format you want to change (ex: an MP3, a JPG picture, an HTML file) in the. Change the Default Download Location in Safari Open the Safari app and click on the Safari drop-down menu at the top left.

Apple changed the way you set the default browser in OS X Yosemite and it has remained the same since then. Previously, as you’ll see below, you had to open Safari to, say, make Google Chrome the default browser. As Apple realized, eventually, that’s plain daft. Here’s how to do it now. Click on the Apple menu and select System Preferences. New MacBook Pro; Latest Apple Deals ». If you want to change a default app other than your browser or email client then you can still do so. Open up Finder, navigate to the file in question.

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