Kind is Alias detects mkv file as alias

[dredhorse]

Hi,

I created a rule which as as filter Kind is Alias.

This triggers with one specific MKV file, looking at the Preview Mode info in Hazel the kind IS Alias.

Finder says the Kind is Matroska Video.

Any idea?

[Mr_Noodle]

Is it a symbolic link? Also, what program(s) do you have installed that handle mkv files? If you are comfortable using the commandline, run 'mdls' on the file and post that output.

[dredhorse]

it is not an alias... but mdls states that it is... hmm... mkv are handled by mplayerx..

any way to change this... Finder, Path Finder and Forklift all show the file as MKV not alias.

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kMDItemContentCreationDate          = 2014-08-14 02:14:39 +0000
kMDItemContentModificationDate      = 2014-08-14 02:14:39 +0000
kMDItemContentType                  = "com.apple.alias-file"
kMDItemContentTypeTree              = (
    "com.apple.alias-file",
    "public.data",
    "public.item",
    "com.apple.resolvable"
)
kMDItemDateAdded                    = 2014-08-14 12:20:01 +0000
kMDItemDisplayName                  = "filename.mkv"
kMDItemDownloadedDate               = (
    "2014-08-14 12:05:59 +0000"
)
kMDItemFSContentChangeDate          = 2014-08-14 02:14:39 +0000
kMDItemFSCreationDate               = 2014-08-14 02:14:39 +0000
kMDItemFSCreatorCode                = ""
kMDItemFSFinderFlags                = 8
kMDItemFSHasCustomIcon              = (null)
kMDItemFSInvisible                  = 0
kMDItemFSIsExtensionHidden          = 0
kMDItemFSIsStationery               = 1
kMDItemFSLabel                      = 4
kMDItemFSName                       = "filename.mkv"
kMDItemFSNodeCount                  = (null)
kMDItemFSOwnerGroupID               = 20
kMDItemFSOwnerUserID                = 501
kMDItemFSSize                       = 836234105
kMDItemFSTypeCode                   = ""
kMDItemKind                         = "Matroska Video"
kMDItemLogicalSize                  = 836234105
kMDItemOMUserTags                   = (
    "New Files\n4"
)
kMDItemPhysicalSize                 = 836235264
kMDItemUserTags                     = (
    "New Files"
)
kMDItemWhereFroms                   = (
    "somewhere",
    "omewhere"
)
kMDLabel_kqde5prblvaibjifrcn4saxjwi = 0001-12-30 00:00:00 +0000

[Mr_Noodle]

I suggest downloading some other program that handles mkv files. Maybe VLC. It's up to the application to define the file types and in this case it seems that mplayerx is not doing that correctly.