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Can I fix things so Archive Utility doesn't hang on all zip files?
I am using Mac OS X 10.8.2. I don't know exactly when it started (might have been after the upgrade to 10.8.2, but not sure), but now, any zip file I try to open starts up 'Archive Utility', but then ...
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Is there any Mac software to handle archives (zip, rar, 7z, tar, etc.) that allows browsing?
I am looking for a software to handle archives on OS X.
I know there are many of them quite easy to find, but none seems to have the most basic feature that most Windows archive applications have: ...
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What's your strategy for archiving emails in Mail.app? Do you archive your Sent & Trashed emails too?
I'm using Mail.app + IMAP email accounts for my email. I want to be able to archive all my email and make them searchable.
Currently I copy the previous month's email from my IMAP folders to local ...
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apple mail 4.5 max. mbox export size limited to approx. 4.7GB
following is a problem that we have been trying to solve for a while now...
we are attempting to archive a couple of rather large mail folders from within apple mail, they contain in excess of 20000 ...
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Can I create a self-extracting archive for Mac?
In Windows I can create self-extracting archives, which end in exe instead of rar, and then you don't need to have an unarchiver available to extract them. How can I create a self-extracting archive ...
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How can I extract an .xz archive graphically on Mac OS X 10.4?
Recent versions of StuffIt will extract .xz archives, but they will not run on Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger. And using something like Fink, it should be possible to install xz-utils on 10.4, so that .xz ...
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Can I change compression settings on built-in archive utility?
I have a bunch of files I want to compress to stick in my dropbox account (as a single archive file.) When I select all the files in Finder and right click, I get the choice to "compress", which does ...
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How do I extract an ECM archive in Mac OS X Lion?
I came across a ECM archive that I need to extract.
The Unarchiver can't handle this format, and I'm not sure about other utilities.
How do I extract ECM in Mac OS X Lion?
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Find which RAR file is bad
I have a RAR I downloaded made up of multiple files. When trying to extract it, it tells me the data is incomplete, something bad with one of the files.
Considering I had to download multiple large ...
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How do I get archive to work in Mail.app in Lion?
I can't get archive to work on Lion. When I choose archive in Mail.app it creates a folder called Archived. That's not what I want. When I choose delete it doesn't remove the message from my inbox. It ...
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How can I retrieve image files from a damaged zip archive file?
When i tried to unzip using the Mac default Archive zip utility and the error message: Error 1 - Operation not permitted.
Then I tried using 7zx and got the error message: Cannot open the files as ...
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Can a normal Mac OS system open zip and tar archives?
I have to upload an archive for some Linux, Windows and Mac OS users. I'm using Linux so I'm sure everybody could handle a tar file, Windows users will get some problems, so I think zip is the best ...
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Is it possible to create a compressed file protected by password that can be opened on Mac & PC?
Is it possible, on a Mac, to create a password-protected zip file, that can be decompressed on a PC and on Mac without problems? Is there a free way to do it if possible?
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Archiving mail from Mail.app
In Microsoft Outlook I archive my mail by creating various archive files on the local disk. Can I do something similar to this with Mail.app? I would like to archive some of my iCloud email on my ...
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Files in ISO DIsappear When Mounted
Some time ago I downloaded a QuickLook plugin that allowed me to look at the files in an ISO called Suspicious Package. I used this to inspect the contents of an ISO and it displayed this:
And ...
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Compressed archive in Lion creates a root-level “Archive” folder in .zip file
I'm trying to compress 5 files into an Archive.zip
Selecting the 5 files and using Finder's built in Compress feature, the resulting Archive.zip contains a root level folder name "Archive", which in ...
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Facebook app on iPad crashes every time I want to go into messages
I have an iPad 3, updated to iOS 6.0.1. I can use my Facebook app well in every department apart from messages. In both the top display and side display, when I click on the messages option the ...
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Preserve subfolders when archiving in Outlook for Mac
Outlook for Mac 2011 (14.2.2) doesn't appear to have any archive (auto, or otherwise) functionality. Most of the advice on the web seems to suggest rule based archiving, however this seems to only ...
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Back up iChat logs to Gmail?
Is it possible to automatically back up iChats to Gmail? There used to be a program called Chatalog but it's discontinued now.
Some details about Chatalog:
Chatalog is a powerful app for ...
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How do I confirm that an audio CD has been converted to bin/cue bit for bit
I am archiving my CD collection onto an external hard drive. I have been using Toast to create bin/cue files so that I will have an exact copy of each CD. However, many of the bin/cue files are being ...
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windows like (context menu) unzipper in mac?
Is there an app that acts like windows-based unzipper?
I don't want my unarchiver unzip when I click a zipped file. I rather want to right click then click 'unzip' or something similar.
Update: I ...
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Not able to extract any .gz or .tar file (Mac OS X 10.5.8)
I have Mac OS X 10.5.8. I am not able to extract .tar or .tgz files with any of the extractor utilities (Mac OS Default Archiver or WinZip or 7zip or any other, I have tried almost all possible).
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How to auto show unarchived files in Finder?
Currently Archive Utility is configured to unzip all archives opened by me in their directory.
While this is good it is not enough for me, I want it to show me the result in Finder.
How can I obtain ...
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Software for managing Word files (doc, docx) archive
I have an archive of .doc/.docx files, which I'm frequently using to pull some information. I'm looking for some software that would allow me to search through the content of all these files (Mac OS X ...
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Address Book won't restore contacts from .abbu
My Address Book won't restore contacts from my address book archive (.abbu). I sync my address book with iCloud.
A couple weeks ago, Address Book told me there were some inconsistancies in my ...
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RSS reader and archiver application?
I am looking for a decent RSS reader app that would double up as an archiver. It would let me flag any posts that I find valuable for PERMANENT storage in a database. Even when the blog is no longer ...
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How do you create an archive file which unarchives into the current folder?
At the moment, if I create a TAR or ZIP file foo.tar - containing multiple files and directories - when I double click on the archive it creates a folder foo containing all of the archived items.
Is ...
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Create a HTML bundle?
How can I create a bundle of HTML/CSS/JS/Image files that can be double-clicked to bring up a web browser? Ideally I would like to be able to use an icon on the file as well.
Is there a plugin for ...
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How to change the Mail “Archive” folder for email account/s?
On OS X 10.8.3, in Mail, is there a way to change the account folder that the "Archive" button sends the mail messages to?
For example, on GMail it should go into "All Mail".
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How To? Scheduled Auto Archive Files/ Folders inside iOS File Structure on Jailbroken device - Zip, Rar, Tar - Any will do?
How To? Scheduled Auto Archive Files/ Folders inside iOS File Structure on Jailbroken device - Zip, Rar, Tar - Any will do?
I remember reading somewhere about some person running a Cron job or ...
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How do I setup Apple Mail to automatically move old email to the Archive folder?
I want Apple Mail to automatically move all email, read and unread, to the Archive folder IF it's past a certain date. I want this move to take effect on ALL my devices (mac,iPad,iPhone,etc). How can ...
