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    winrar for os x

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dr.phil, Apr 4, 2008.

  1. dr.phil

    dr.phil Newbie

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    since im very new to os x i dont now any programs or applications, so i was wondering if anyone knew of any good zip programs like winrar that can take care of .rar file.
    thanks in advans
     
    dr.phil, Apr 4, 2008
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  2. Kdawgca

    Kdawgca rotaredoM repudrepuS RBN

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    codeoverride Notebook Evangelist

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    I had some problems with stuffit expander so I have to recommend UnRarX
     
    codeoverride, Apr 4, 2008
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    i second that. unless you specifically have to open .sitx files (which are stuffit only) unrarx is the way to go.
     
    masterchef341, Apr 4, 2008
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  5. ATC

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    So is UnRarX just for .rar files? Is there a program that works with most compression formats (zip, rar ...etc)?

    WinRAR for windows is great. It handles quite a few formats. They have a mac version but it's only a command-line app, so no GUI.
     
    ATC, Apr 4, 2008
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  6. Budding

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    Umm...yeah, Stuffit Expander, as mentioned before.
     
    Budding, Apr 4, 2008
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  7. ATC

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    I was thinking of something other than Stuffit Expander. Something better maybe?
     
    ATC, Apr 4, 2008
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  8. hollownail

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    UnRarX. stuffit is a joke.
     
    hollownail, Apr 4, 2008
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  9. ATC

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    but isn't UnRarX just for .rar files?
     
    ATC, Apr 5, 2008
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  10. hollownail

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    Ah yeah. I have something called ArchiveUtility that handles everything else.

    The only reason you need Stuffit is for their proprietary format (sitx?).

    Otherwise, OS X can do zips and gzips without a problem (any uniz system can). Just need UnRarX for rars.
     
    hollownail, Apr 5, 2008
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    I use MacPar DeLuxe, its main purpose is for par checking, but it also extracts pretty much most file formats, and also multi part archives. Its what I use most of the time.
     
    sulkorp, Apr 5, 2008
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  12. ATC

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    So with OSX I would be able to zip files and unzip various types of compressed files (other than rar) with no additional software? I did not know that. Learn something new every day. :)
     
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  13. Budding

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    Don't you have a Mac? Why don't you try double clicking on some archives files? Archive Utility supports most compression formats, it just doesn't support RAR and 7z and a few other less popular types.
     
    Budding, Apr 5, 2008
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    From day one I've had Stuffit Expander 12 installed so all I've ever used is that. It's worked well enough but it's just an expander so I was looking for a WinRAR-like application to archive. I just never knew OSX had that built in.
     
    ATC, Apr 5, 2008
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  16. Lysander

    Lysander AFK, raid time.

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    I use The Unarchiver. It's simpler, and it works.
     
    Lysander, Apr 6, 2008
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  17. lamtutu

    lamtutu Notebook Consultant

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    I used Zipeg to handle all rar,zip stuff (even it come with password)
     
    lamtutu, Apr 17, 2008
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    3rd vote for the Unarchiver. Simple and fairly comprehensive
     
    asmallchild, Apr 17, 2008
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