In MacOS X, how do I prevent a folder with extension .theme being treated as a package?

iDVD's Info.plist defines the file type and that it's a package. Therefore, you need to get rid of it, or edit the Info.plist. Since the latter is likely a major pain, and you don't use it anyway, remove it.

Uninstall iDVD (if possible), or delete the iDVD application bundle.

Then either rebuild the launch services database by entering the following in Terminal:

/System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/\
LaunchServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/lsregister
-kill -r -domain local -domain system -domain user

or restart your machine.

Daniel Beck

Posted 2011-02-17T16:44:48.270

Reputation: 98 421

Wouldn´t it be "easier" to modify the <key>LSTypeIsPackage</key><true/> to <false/> underneath the <key>CFBundleTypeExtensions</key><array><string>theme</string></array>in iDVDs info.plist? – Asmus – 2011-02-18T12:45:19.913

@Asmus I don't have iDVD installed and didn't know the plist format -- and I cannot assume that someone has the Developer Tools installed. Plus, you'd have to remember to repeat this every time there's an iDVD update (granted, there don't seem to be many of those AFAIK). Since he doesn't use it, he can simply trash it. – Daniel Beck – 2011-02-18T12:52:00.700

Ah, you´re right on updates, forgot about that. Well the other option to do this (by associating .theme files with another .app that has LSTypeIsPackage:false) is way over the top, so I guess your answer is the "easiest" way to go :-) – Asmus – 2011-02-18T13:01:18.880

Thanks Daniel! I deleted the iDVD application bundle and restarted, which fixed my problem. It seems the Terminal command wasn't needed (I also didn't seem to have LaunchServices.framework/ or lsregister on my computer.) – francois – 2011-02-18T14:04:21.537

In MacOS X, how do I prevent a folder with extension .theme being treated as a package?

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