How to Decompress a Mac File With CompactPro

The shareware application CompactPro can compress Mac files, taking up about half as much disk space. Extracting (decompressing) these files is a few clicks away.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• CompactPro (Mac)
• Mac OS 9.0

1. Double-click on the CompactPro icon to launch the application.

2. Select Open from the File menu (or press Command-O).

3. Select the file or archive you want to extract (decompress) from the directory window. Its name will appear in an archive window.

4. Click on the filename.

5. Click on the Archive menu and select Extract (or press Command-E). Your file or archive will decompress to its original size, at which point you can use it.

Tips & Warnings

• If the file is a "self-extracting" archive (it will have the extension .sea), just double-click it to open it.