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Resolved App (that works) for expanding rar files
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The Unarchiver
theunarchiver.com
Best app for mac to decompress .zips, .rar, .....ect
It pretty much integrates itself into the OS, so it acts just like apples own unzipper, but does a lot more. Best of all, its free. Been using for 10ish years.
The Unarchiver | Top Free Unarchiving Software for macOS
Get the top application for archives on Mac. It’s a RAR extractor, it allows you to unzip files, and works with dozens of other formats.
theunarchiver.com
It pretty much integrates itself into the OS, so it acts just like apples own unzipper, but does a lot more. Best of all, its free. Been using for 10ish years.
Keka is great and handles archives on which The Unarchiver chokes. But The Unarchiver is great too otherwise. Both are free.
www.keka.io
Keka - the macOS file archiver
www.keka.io
Don’t understand why an app (stuffit) which indicates it opens rar files bombs, but then what makes another app different......all Rar’s I am trying to open originate from windows (training vids).
I was put off by unarchiver with some of the 1 star reviews saying it takes over all your icons etc.
lostloss: do you use the App Store version.
I was put off by unarchiver with some of the 1 star reviews saying it takes over all your icons etc.
lostloss: do you use the App Store version.
Yes, I use the app store version now. But I've been using it well before the app store was a thing. The "take over your icons" is a tad hyperbolic, and is no concern. MacOS will change icons to what ever app you default to open certain file types. If i choose to open text documents to open by defualt in BBedit instead of text edit, all txt files will change to BB edits document icon. I made all zip files and rar files open by default to the unarchiver, so those files now use that apps file icons which looks similar to the apps icon. Minor issue and should not be even considered in my book, unless your an icon snob. LOL
Yes it does .7zip. It pretty much does any type of compressed file i can think of. Including old stuffit files.