Avoiding Stuffit’s Corrupt Zip Files

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Despite the fact that Stuffit Deluxe and Stuffit Expander are capable of opening more archive types than most people are even aware of, sometimes these tried-and-true Mac tools get things wrong. If you use Stuffit to expand files that are compressed with the .Zip format, you may find that your uncompressed files are damaged and unusable. Try double-clicking the .Zip file instead, and let the Finder uncompress it for you.

Mac OS X 10.3 and 10.4 can create and expand .Zip files in the Finder, and in most cases are capable of expanding the .Zip archives that Stuffit just canit handle.

Jeff Gamet

Jeff Gamet

Jeff is the Mac Observer's Managing Editor, and co-host of the Apple Context Machine podcast. He is the author of "The Designer's Guide to Mac OS X" from Peachpit Press, and writes for several design-related publications. Jeff has presented at events such as Macworld Expo, the RSA Conference, and the Mac Computer Expo. In all his spare time, he also co-hosts the We Have Communicators podcast, and makes guest appearances on several other podcasts, too. Jeff dreams in HD.

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