Compress big folder with Finder : SL Bug? Can you try plz?

Angelo95210 · Nov 13, 2009, 04:20 AM

Hi Guys,

My mac with SL is unable to compress a big 1GB folder... It just stays stuck at the end of the process with no activity anymore in the Activity Monitor.

Can you please try to reproduce this ? Just pick a big 1GB folder, right click on it and "Compress"... and post if it's successful or not.

Thanks !

Zyniker · Nov 13, 2009, 04:22 AM

Works fine for me. Anything strange in the folder you're attempting to compress? Also, why not use an app instead of the built-in compression tools?

Zyniker · Nov 13, 2009, 04:24 AM

Here's an app that should be able to fill all your de-/compression needs:
The Unarchiver

Angelo95210 · Nov 13, 2009, 04:26 AM

OK thank very much ! I really appreciate your help.

So you are probably right there must be something strange in this folder, I will check.

What app would you recommend as an alternative to the Finder ?

Edit : oups you were faster than me THANKS again !

Nov 13, 2009, 04:20 AM	#1
Angelo95210 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009	Compress big folder with Finder : SL Bug? Can you try plz? Hi Guys, My mac with SL is unable to compress a big 1GB folder... It just stays stuck at the end of the process with no activity anymore in the Activity Monitor. Can you please try to reproduce this ? Just pick a big 1GB folder, right click on it and "Compress"... and post if it's successful or not. Thanks ! __________________ iMac Penryn \| MBP Yonah \| 10.6.2 \| PHP/MySQL \| CS3 \| FCE4

Nov 13, 2009, 04:22 AM	#2
Zyniker macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008	Works fine for me. Anything strange in the folder you're attempting to compress? Also, why not use an app instead of the built-in compression tools? __________________ Zyniker

Nov 13, 2009, 04:24 AM	#3
Zyniker macrumors 6502 Join Date: Feb 2008	Here's an app that should be able to fill all your de-/compression needs: The Unarchiver __________________ Zyniker

Nov 13, 2009, 04:26 AM	#4
Angelo95210 Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2009	OK thank very much ! I really appreciate your help. So you are probably right there must be something strange in this folder, I will check. What app would you recommend as an alternative to the Finder ? Edit : oups you were faster than me THANKS again ! __________________ iMac Penryn \| MBP Yonah \| 10.6.2 \| PHP/MySQL \| CS3 \| FCE4

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