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Stuffit ARGH!

neonart

neonart

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What's up with Stuffit?

Version 7 keeps saying ther's an error when decompressing a file. When I try to download 7.0.1 it messes up. If I download a .dmg file it does not work.

Man this is frustrating!

I'm going to have to buy a deluxe version or something.
 
I think what Macman is trying to say is if you have version 6 of Stuffit try using that. But I think what I am going to say is ignore his "advice". Remember, Stuffit does not decompress .dmg files, but rather compresses files it can recognize. If you double-click on a .dmg file it will extract a disk image (.dmg) with files inside. Stuffit, Expander or Deluxe, is not required to expand .dmg files, as they extract without using Stuffit.

If you are having problems with certain Stuffit files that should expand with Stuffit among others, then those files mau be corrupted.

If you are still having problems (with all files and not just the possibly corrupted one), make sure you have the latest system software update, and post your error.
 
Originally posted by King Cobra
I think what Macman is trying to say is if you have version 6 of Stuffit try using that. But I think what I am going to say is ignore his "advice". Remember, Stuffit does not decompress .dmg files, but rather compresses files it can recognize. If you double-click on a .dmg file it will extract a disk image (.dmg) with files inside. Stuffit, Expander or Deluxe, is not required to expand .dmg files, as they extract without using Stuffit.

If you are having problems with certain Stuffit files that should expand with Stuffit among others, then those files mau be corrupted.

If you are still having problems (with all files and not just the possibly corrupted one), make sure you have the latest system software update, and post your error.
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I'm not trying to decompress .dmg's with stuffit.

Here's the deal. Stuffit Expander basically say's anything I DL and expand is currupt. And the .dmg file for Version 7.0.1 does not work.
So if you have experienced similar problems I would appreciate your help.
 
I'm afraid I haven't experienced any such issues with Stuffit. I'm assuming you have Mac OS X 10.2.3 and ample memory. I'd check the preferences in Stuffit to see if anything is checked that shouldn't be checked, or the other way around. I'm afraid I can't help you much further.

Some others might offer better advise for this situation. But for premium assistance I would suggest posting your question at www.thetechpub.com/phpBB2/ (after registering). The person running the site is an Apple Certified Tech. and should provide superior assistance.
 
I downloaded the .sit file for stuffit expander 7, I tried expanding it using 6.5 and it doesn't expand because you need stuffit expander 7 to expand this. Why the hell does Alladin do this? To extract it you need to have the file inside it. I con't be stuffed to download the .dmg file, another 5mb.
 
Originally posted by awulf
I downloaded the .sit file for stuffit expander 7, I tried expanding it using 6.5 and it doesn't expand because you need stuffit expander 7 to expand this. Why the hell does Alladin do this? To extract it you need to have the file inside it. I con't be stuffed to download the .dmg file, another 5mb.
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I finally got 7.0.1 to download as a .dmg. I installed it and deleted the old one and things are better. It's 5.5 MB so I don't know if I you can receive it via email, but I can send it to you if you want.
 
Originally posted by neonart

I finally got 7.0.1 to download as a .dmg. I installed it and deleted the old one and things are better. It's 5.5 MB so I don't know if I you can receive it via email, but I can send it to you if you want.
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It's ok, i'll download the .dmg file some time in the near future. But thanks for the offer.
 
The other day, I launched StuffIt Expander and it said something like "There is a new version available. Wanna get it?". I checked what version I had: 7.0.1. Then I picked up the latest version and installed it. It was 7.0.1 again. It no longer asks me about getting a new version. Huh? Do they have two versions of version 7.0.1?
 
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