delboy@ladmo:~/.local/share/applications$ ls -l mimeapps.list
-rw-rw-r-- 1 delboy delboy 15740 Jan 15 02:06 mimeapps.list

I went into system settings - file associations and added amarok to the 
list of files to play mp3 files and moved it to the bottom of the list.  
Next I checked mimeapps.list and found the following two lines.

 From mimeapps.list
audio/x-mp3=kde4-amarok.desktop
audio/x-mpeg=kde4-amarok.desktop

Then I went back to file associations and removed amarok from the list 
of files to play mp3 files.  I clicked on an mp3 file and vlc played 
it.  I went back to look at mimeapps.list and these two lines were still 
there.

From mimeapps.list
audio/x-mp3=kde4-amarok.desktop
audio/x-mpeg=kde4-amarok.desktop

On 01/13/2014 09:52 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:
> Weird. We'll the file that dictates the order of the applications that 
> open files is:
> ~/.local/share/applications/mimeapps.list
>
> I'd love to hear a follow up if you can figure out what happened 
> (permissions?)
>
> Brian Cluff
>
> On 01/13/2014 06:54 PM, Derek Trotter wrote:
>> Didn't forget.
>>
>> On 01/13/2014 05:23 PM, Brian Cluff wrote:
>>> I've never seen that before.  My best guess would be that you forgot
>>> to click "Apply" after you changed the priority.
>>>
>>> Brian Cluff
>>>
>>> On 01/13/2014 01:11 PM, Derek Trotter wrote:
>>>> Recently I installed Amarok on my system running kubuntu 13.10.  It 
>>>> set
>>>> itself up as the default player for mp3, flac and m3u playlists.  I
>>>> didn't want that so I went into settings, file associations and sure
>>>> enough the defalt was amarok.  I reset these to vlc.  When I tried to
>>>> play one, amarok opened to play it.  I went back to settings, file
>>>> associations and amarok was set as the default for these file 
>>>> types.  I
>>>> tried resetting them several times, but amarok was always the default
>>>> player.  I finally fixed it by going back in, selecting amarok and
>>>> removing it instead of moving it down the list.  Has anyone else
>>>> experienced this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Derek
>>>>
>>>> -- 
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>>>> if I’m not there, I carry on as usual."
>>>>
>>>> Patrick Moore
>>>>
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