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RAR, 7z, ZIP, XZ, BZIP2, GZIP, RAR, WIM, ARJ, CAB, CHM, CPIO, CramFS, DEB, DMG, FAT, HFS, ISO, LZH, LZMA, MBR, MSI, NSIS, NTFS, RPM, SquashFS, UDF, VHD, WIM, XAR and Z. It is also a simple way to send your files within the local area network even across different devices.Īll common archive formats are supported: Unrar and Unzip files in seconds | Unzip One can open and extract archive files including RAR, Zip, 7z, gzip, bzip2, ISO and more fast and easily. You simply drag the files to the App and the special characters are removed.Best FREE Mac compression, encryption, archiving and file sharing tool in 2023. Rather than manually change every filename I created an Automator App which will get rid of the characters for you.

For a further explanation see my page here. It’s always a good idea to get rid of the special characters (*%-_ etc.) from CC filenames as it will help to speed up your game a little.For a step by step guide on how to install CC/Mods have a look at ItsaprilXD’s brilliant guide here.Package files from the extracted folder into your Mods folder. Now just double click on the 7z or RAR file (like you would a normal Zip file) and The Unarchiver will extract the contents into a new folder in your Downloads folder.

The downloaded file will now look like one of these in your Downloads folder:

Download The Unarchiver from the App Store.

I don’t normally like any software that overrides Apple’s Apps but I’ve been using this ever since my CC obsession started and had no problem with it. It’s really simple to use as it sets itself up as the default unarchiver on your Mac so once installed you don’t have to do anything.

The best tool I have found to extract 7z and rar files is The Unarchiver and you can download it straight from the Mac App Store here. I was late to the CC party and experienced this as the built in Archive Utility in macOS can’t handle 7z files. Lots of Simmers, Mac and Windows users, still have issues installing CC and Mods into their game because of the compression methods some creators use.

Opening rar files on mac