Solved: How to get rid of Quicktime opening PDFs in Safari!!

Verified solution:

Set WebPluginTypeEnabled to NO for application/pdf in plist file ~/Library/com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist

Only problem so far, was that I need some utility to edit the plist file and a trick to access the ~/Library folder.

Program: PlistEditPro (unregistered, was able to install and use it for this purpose)
Access ~/Library: Many options available, but I preferred the finder go to and then drag the icon of the parent to the left side of finder. From there the application could access it. (I did not want to unhide the folder per se.)


I actually want a solution that I can rerun on any computer without having to install a tool, but I was not able to do this with the command defaults as it is a dictionary in a dictionary within a key and I have no clue if defaults could modify values and not only add or completely overwrite.


Some background info:

I run into this issue quite often and I did not really care, as most systems that the issue appears are not really my production systems. But now I got really fed up.

Quicktime Plug-in opens PDF but only shows 1st page, no scrolling etc. -> Very annoying!

I just spent a good 2 hours on trying to solve this problem. The internet is not what I would like it to be. I had to read about 40 webpages until I found the right solution.

I really don't know when this change came and why only some systems are affected, but alas I have found the right way to get rid of it!

defaults read com.apple.quicktime.plugin.preferences.plist