How to Unlock Unrar Zip Files for Mac
Compressed files do not take up as much space as uncompressed files on a hard drive, and they download and upload much faster than an uncompressed file. Both Zip and Rar have become very common methods of compressing files for transmission and storage on the Internet. Often a Rar or Zip file is locked, and requires a password; as long as you have the password, unlocking and decompression are easily handled with the UnRar, a shareware application for Mac OS X.
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Instructions
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Unlocking a Zip or Rar File
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Download the UnRar application. It is completely free to download and is not a timed or only partially functioning trial version. So, you should never have to pay to use UnRar. To be sure that there are no viruses, download the file directly from the UnRar website (see Resources).
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Install and launch the UnRar application. Upon download, notice that the UnRar application does not have an installer paired with it. Simply drag the UnRar icon to your applications folder to install it. You can navigate to your Mac's applications folder using the path Finder > Applications. After UnRar has been installed, double-click to launch it.
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Prepare UnRar. Notice that the UnRar application is very basic. It has a one-window interface with very few options. Select desktop from the extract to drop down list. Click the password text, located in the top right portion of the UnRar box. This is where you are going to unlock the Zip or Rar file. Enter the unlock password, if there is one, into the box and click the OK button.
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Decompress the file. Click the browse button text, located directly to the right of the password text. Navigate to the location of your Zip or Rar file using the pop-up box. Click the open button. UnRar will now decompress the file and open it to the desktop.
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Test the file. Most of the time, UnRar will tell you if it was unable to decompress a file by displaying a message in the main portion of the UnRar window. However, sometimes it does not. Test your file by opening it from the desktop. If the file is incomplete or not working, you may have entered the wrong password, or the file may be corrupt. This is all too common among many of the Internet's available Zip and Rar files.
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Tips & Warnings
It is possible to open a Rar or Zip file with UnRar even if you do not have a password. However, this may not be entirely legal and it is not so simple. If you want to attempt it, you will need to learn how to use Brute Forcer password jumpers and decrypters.
