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LSRefresh

LSRefresh - 1.0

updates entries for apps in the launch services database

All Time: (3.0)
This Version: (3.0)
Current Version: 1.0
Release Date: 2006-10-10
License: Freeware
Downloads (this version): 2,399
Downloads (all versions): 2,399

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Product Description:

Now what is Launch Services?

Launch Services is responsible for launching applications, URLs and documents. It knows, which application can handle which kind of data and files, provides the choices for the Finder's "Open with" menu and can return all kind of useful information on a file or bundle.

Now, if an applications is not added to Launch Services database properly, this can have all kinds of negative or weird side effects:
  • Documents can not be opened with a double click or are represented with a blank icon in the Finder.
  • The same as above but with newly supported or no longer supported document formats after the installation of a new release.
  • Applications can not be found.
  • ..

Usually the Finder should add or update new applications in the Launch Services database, but it doesn't always do so. And there's no convenient way I know of to manually update the entry of an application in Launch Services.

So I decided to sit down a couple of minutes and write a tool that achieves exactly this. Once started, all you have to do is select the app(s) whose Launch Services database entry you want to update. It's name is LSRefresh - and it'll help you out with most Launch Services originated problems.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

  • Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
  • Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9

Additional Requirements:

  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 and later

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This Version:
Overall Rating: (3.0) Features: (3.0) Support: Not rated (0.0)
Ease of Use: (5.0) Quality / Stability: (4.0) Price: (5.0)
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LSRefresh CommentaryWTF - Version: 1.0, 11/28/2006 01:42PM PST

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Ancient_Boii_Tribe
.dmg won't open so it makes me wonder how stable this app is, and you never tried OnyX as per your comment to a comment. Everyone has tried that. I think I'll pass on this.
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LSRefresh ReviewNot sure - Version: 1.0, 11/22/2006 06:02AM PST

ricklib
It runs, but hasn't cured a problem with unexpected quits of Safari. Can't say if it's good or bad. Nothing weird happens and nothing seems to break. I assume it's doing it's job. I'm just not "techie" enough to know. :-r
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LSRefresh CommentaryWhat... - Version: 1.0, 10/10/2006 10:28PM PST

artie505
does LSRefresh do that rebuilding the launch services database using OnyX (e.g.) doesn't do, and if it does the same thing, what's its advantage over the others?
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