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Just double-click on an compressed file (.zip, .tgz, etc.) and the built-in BOMArchiveUtility will unzip the files for you and place them in a folder in the location of the compressed file.
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Although BOMArchiveUtility is fairly good in most situations, there are times where you just get a weird compressed file that it won't handle. I suggest you try The Unarchiver - a free app that is much more capable than BOMArchiveUtility. It's used in exactly the same way - just double-click the archived file and it will go to work.
Hope this helps!
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Great recommendation. The Unarchiver is worth keeping around in case you encounter a tricky file. The built in BOMArchiveUtility will be fine for 95% of your files.
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i use a program called zipeg that seems to be working alright for me and extracts .rar archives that i believe BOMArchiveUtility will not. Although i cant say if its better or worse than the unarchiver as i haven't tried that out... another option for you at the least
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I use zipeg when I need to get some files out of an archive but not all. Other than that, BOMArchiveUtility and The Unarchiver for any formats BOMA doesn't handle.
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