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So how do I prevent iTunes starting anytime I want to quickly listen to a music file. Its super annoying since it takes a while, pop ups, and i have to right click to close it. Preview doesn't work for some reason in my system. And i just want to play the track for a couple seconds to know what it is, then move on to the next one to find what I'm looking for. Itynes takes like a minute. And I hate it when apps ignore the x button from closing them.


https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/choose-an-app-to-op...

Look at the “Permanently change the app used to open all files of a particular type” section.

Or just never open them if it fits your workflow - use Quick Look: select the file, press space, play.


Thank you so much, both ways worked.




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