How to unzip rar files on the mac?

jibeman · Mar 24, 2008, 07:07 PM

Hi im a brand new imac user and have only had my imac now for over 1 week.

I currently have about 5 rar files which need to be extracted in order to play them but im not sure on which program i should use.

i would be grateful for any advice.

thankyou.

WildCowboy · Mar 24, 2008, 07:08 PM

The Unarchiver is a great app for this.

swiftaw · Mar 24, 2008, 07:08 PM

UnRarX

Jaffa Cake · Mar 24, 2008, 07:17 PM

There's also Stuffit Expander – it's free and it'll unzip those rar files plus many more besides.

Italchef · Mar 24, 2008, 08:44 PM

Here's a second shout out for UnRarx. Nice thing about this app is that if you have to unzip with a password, you can see what you type in the field. Makes things so much easier.

Mick

ale500 · Mar 25, 2008, 01:12 AM

You cannot unzip a rar file, you can unzip a zip file, you can unrar a rar file, two different formats. try the command line command unrar, previous installation. freshmeat.net has most of them.

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jibeman macrumors newbie Join Date: Mar 2008	How to unzip rar files on the mac? Hi im a brand new imac user and have only had my imac now for over 1 week. I currently have about 5 rar files which need to be extracted in order to play them but im not sure on which program i should use. i would be grateful for any advice. thankyou.
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WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005	The Unarchiver is a great app for this. __________________ Editor in Chief, MacRumors
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Jaffa Cake macrumors Core Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Hull, Englandshire	There's also Stuffit Expander – it's free and it'll unzip those rar files plus many more besides. __________________ It's written in the DNA of this club to do it the hard way.
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Italchef macrumors 6502 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Maple, Ontario	Here's a second shout out for UnRarx. Nice thing about this app is that if you have to unzip with a password, you can see what you type in the field. Makes things so much easier. Mick __________________ Suck it up, that's how I roll 24" iMac 2.4GHz 500GB HDD 4GB RAM Pen Macbook 2.4GHz 250GB HDD 4gb RAM , 17" G4 iMac 1.25GHz, iPhone 4
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swiftaw macrumors 603 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Omaha, NE, USA	UnRarX
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ale500 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	You cannot unzip a rar file, you can unzip a zip file, you can unrar a rar file, two different formats. try the command line command unrar, previous installation. freshmeat.net has most of them.
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