:?: How to disable SFTP protocole catch from VLC 3.x

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:?: How to disable SFTP protocole catch from VLC 3.x

Postby UltraProd06 » 07 Jun 2022 14:57

HI,

I need to access sftp from Finder, but VLC catch this protocol and open VLC app.

Is it possible to make a settings or using vlcrc to permit Finder use SFTP call without opening VLC ?
Or do I need delete VLC from my mac ?

:arrow: I'm in VLC 3.0.17.3 Vetinari (Intel 64bit) and macOS Montrerey (12.4)

Thanks for your help,
Mike

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Re: :?: How to disable SFTP protocole catch from VLC 3.x

Postby fkuehne » 09 Jun 2022 10:31

Hello Mike,

You can go to VLC's Preferences and the "Input/Codecs" tab. There is a button that lets you edit the default application settings for network protocols. Choose your favorite app to handle SFTP connections. I did this panel a few years ago to control this systemwide as for some reason Apple never did it.

Enjoy!
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Re: :?: How to disable SFTP protocole catch from VLC 3.x

Postby victorsmonster » 12 Mar 2023 00:10

Hello,

I tried this solution but the pulldown menu for SFTP only shows VLC. There is no way to change it to any other option.

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Re: :?: How to disable SFTP protocole catch from VLC 3.x

Postby cbm2 » 18 Jul 2023 02:22

Hello,

I tried this solution but the pulldown menu for SFTP only shows VLC. There is no way to change it to any other option.
Okay. Not the greatest solution but you can download and install a command line tool called `duti` and set finder as the application for sftp links by running the command

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duti -s com.apple.Finder sftp
https://github.com/moretension/duti

Download homebrew at: https://brew.sh
You'll have to install duti with home-brew using:

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brew install duti
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