how to unzip a .zip?

[mclld]

I have neverer tried doing this on my laptop(m1 Air). I googled it and I tried hitting Quick Look after right clicking and I see the option to uncompress but it doesn't work. It says it is an unsupported format

 

[kitKAC]

Try unzipping it with Keka.

https://www.keka.io/en/

or The Unarchiver

https://theunarchiver.com/

 

[Papanate]

I have neverer tried doing this on my laptop(m1 Air). I googled it and I tried hitting Quick Look after right clicking and I see the option to uncompress but it doesn't work. It says it is an unsupported formatView attachment 2457803View attachment 2457804

Try removing the Underscore.

 

[gilby101]

It says it is an unsupported format

Perhaps it is.

Question 1: Does this happen with all zip files.
Question 2: Where did this zip file come from and how was it created?

 

[Mr.Fox]

I have neverer tried doing this on my laptop(m1 Air). I googled it and I tried hitting Quick Look after right clicking and I see the option to uncompress but it doesn't work. It says it is an unsupported formatView attachment 2457803View attachment 2457804

The program itself tells you what the problem is.The ZIP archiver does not support the archived file. Get yourself a WinZip program - it is omnivorous. Lifetime license from 30 bucks. Buy it once and you won't have a headache in the future.If you don't feel like spending money, download from a torrent.
It may happen that the archive is initially corrupted during archiving. You will have to restore it.

 

[Mr.Fox]

Try removing the Underscore.

Try removing the Underscore.

On macOS file systems, underscores in filenames should not be a problem for unpacking. The only characters not allowed in filenames are “/” and null bytes (zero), and everything else, including spaces, dashes, and underscores, is allowed.

 

[Nermal]

What does "file" report? Open Terminal, type "file " (with trailing space), then drag the archive to the Terminal window and press Enter.

 

[Papanate]

On macOS file systems, underscores in filenames should not be a problem for unpacking. The only characters not allowed in filenames are “/” and null bytes (zero), and everything else, including spaces, dashes, and underscores, is allowed.

It doesn’t matter what should not be a problem - he has a problem - and removing the underscore is the most obvious solution.

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

There are different variants of ZIP compression algorithms. I have never come across a ZIP file I couldn't unpack with The Unarchiver, so I suggest you try that one.

 

[FreakinEurekan]

Could simply be a corrupted ZIP file too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯