Wrong browser opens on Mac 10.12.5 (osascript bug) - Firefox, Chrome, etc

Troubleshooting
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This is reportedly fixed in MacOS 10.12.6 which I expect should be released in about 5 weeks, given their typical update schedule of ~60 days.

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Same problem here. I thought it was just me but after it continuing for weeks, I finally decided to look into my settings to fix the issue. Thatā€™s when I found this thread. I guess I feel a little better knowing itā€™s a software issue and there is supposed to be a fix coming. Fingers crossed the help comes sooner than later. Thanks for starting and contributing to this thread all~

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Same issue here, however python -c "import webbrowser; webbrowser.open('https://www.odrive.com');" performs as expected, and opens my default browser.

Accessing anything from the odrive menubar or context menu that initiates a browser window will always open with Safari.

~> perl --version

This is perl 5, version 24, subversion 1 (v5.24.1) built for darwin-thread-multi-2level

~> echo 'open location "http://odrive.com"' | osascript
0:33: execution error: "http://odrive.com" doesnā€™t understand the ā€œopen locationā€ message. (-1708)

Hardware Overview:

  Model Name: MacBook Pro
  Model Identifier: MacBookPro12,1
  Processor Name: Intel Core i7
  Processor Speed: 3.1 GHz
  Number of Processors: 1
  Total Number of Cores: 2
  L2 Cache (per Core): 256 KB
  L3 Cache: 4 MB
  Memory: 16 GB

Software:

  System Software Overview:
  System Version: macOS 10.12.5 (16F73)
  Kernel Version: Darwin 16.6.0
  Boot Mode: Normal
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Me too! Can you fix it before the next Apple update? Thatā€™s a long time to wait.

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Hi @greggoodman80,
It should only be about 3 weeks. I know its a pain, but we would rather wait for the official fix rather than patching in a workaround.

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Iā€™m also having the same issue! It opens Firefox instead of Chrome. I guess we will wait for the new update!

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I have same issue. Firefox instead of Chrome. If I remove Firefox, the Safari will instead of Chrome.

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MacOS 10.12.6 has been released and should address this issue.
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1930

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I can confirm this is solved in MacOS 10.12.6 :slight_smile:

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Same issue here, odrive opens firefox even though chrome is my default browser. Iā€™m using MacOS Sierra 10.12.5. Any ETA on a fix?

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Ok never mind the update to 10.12.6 fixed it for me.

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Guys, whenever i click a file from Finder it opens Firefox, if i delete firefox it open Safari when Chrome is my default browser, you really need to fix this as itā€™s ridiculous you charge me for this and you canā€™t even default to the correct browser. Sort it out.

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Hi @savvasfellas3,
Please see the above posts. This was a MacOS bug that Apple fixed in 10.12.6. Can you make sure you have updated to 10.12.6?
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1930

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When I open announcements or user guide it always opens in Firefox even though Apple > Systems Preferences > General > Default Browser is set to Chrome and all other apps that trigger urls open Chrome. How do I fix this?

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Hi @p_ingram3541,
Please take a look at the above posts. This was a MacOS bug that Apple fixed in 10.12.6. Can you make sure you have updated to 10.12.6?
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1930

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