The expansion tool is available within a Universal Binary version.

In addition to unpacking folders, UnRarX repairs detected errors using Par2. To access these documents, people need to install a software which facilitates the separation of the documents into readable formats.

Unlike WinRAR, this Mac application cannot compress content together to make a zipped folder.Ī RAR system can be referred to as a zipped file, which has a bundle of data included inside. With UnRarX, people have the ability to pull the content apart to evaluate them individually. Comparatively, Mac electronics function with ZIP files and Windows systems use RAR. Some users are experiencing problems in which files they pack into zip archives via the Finder are not accessible.When Mac OS X users receive a RAR file and attempt to open the data, an error message will appear to explain that the provided information is unidentifiable. After selecting some files or folders and using the Finder's 'Compress' feature (in the File menu or in the contextual menus) the process seems to work, but upon trying to unzip the archive errors appear. Per Apple Discussions poster Stephen Pocock: 'I compressed a folder. I tried using Stuffit Expander, but it quits.' Now, when I try to unarchive it, I get an message that says 'Error 1 - operation not permitted'.

While it is unclear exactly why this problem is occurring, users have had success with using alternate third-party uncompressing utilities to handle the archives.Īttempt command-line decompression Open the terminal and type the following command followed by a space: Users have not been able to rectify the problem by a seemingly obvious step to modify permissions on either the archive file or the enclosing folder. Then either type in the full file path to the archive, or drag the archive to the terminal window to automatically complete the file file path. Then press enter and supply the administrator password when prompted. If successful the files should unarchive to the same folder as the.

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