OSX help - vlc and installing stuff

Xee · 18 Jan 2012 at 21:30

New mac user here - trying to install VLC. Downloaded it last night, it goes in the stack, and i click it and it seemed to install. But I never got an icon anywhere, it was just there in the right click menu under 'open with'. But the player worked. It was also listed in finder sidebar as a device?? Does that make any sense? It had some files in it when I clicked it.

Anyway I removed it somehow from the side bar. But then there was no more vlc, so installed it again, but now it just does the same but with a blank folder and no right click open on video files. I have downloaded it again and tried to install but I get the same result. Im totally confused as to whats going on - being a windows user, I find it all very unintuitive at the moment - help please.

EDIT* also why is the install file listed in the stack, but there is nothing in the downloads or documents folder in finder? I also have no drives on my desktop or icons.

Xee · 18 Jan 2012 at 21:59

How do you unmount? Is that 'eject'?

Xee · 18 Jan 2012 at 22:06

Yep that seemed to work. Its so weird coming from windows. But fun! Will checkout MplayerX now.

Thanks

Xee · 18 Jan 2012 at 22:12

How do you make a player the 'default' player? And MplayerX is really good thx

VLC in the trash now lol. But VLC still comes up in the open with menu - how do I remove it?

*EDIT* - VLC now gone by itself.

And for anyone else (in the future) to make default application/player: Right click, Get Info, Open With section, Change All button.