Quicktime opens my desktop folder

Quicktime opens my desktop folder - Apple Community

Posted on Mar 26, 2025 06:03 PM

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dkitsov Author

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Mar 26, 2025 06:05 PM in response to dkitsov

There is a file you can find in ~/Library/Preferences/com.apple.LaunchServices/com.apple.launchservices.secure.plist

In there, you will find a dictionary entry similar to this:

<dict>
	<key>LSHandlerContentType</key>
	<string>public.folder</string>
	<key>LSHandlerRoleAll</key>
	<string>com.apple.quicktimeplayerx</string>
</dict>

Which you will want to remove. Save the file, then restart the computer.

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