How to Use Stuffit Expander

StuffIt Expander is a program for Mac OS X that opens, extracts and creates archived and compressed files. It is compatible with files created in WinZip, 7zX, iShrink, SimplyRAR, Rarify, BetterZip, 7zip, WinRar and many others. StuffIt Expander integrates as a default archived file handler on Mac OS X, and you can choose it when accessing a compressed file. You must extract compressed files before using their contents.

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Instructions

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  Open the "Applications" menu on the system dock.
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  Click "StuffIt Expander" from the list of installed applications.
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  Press the "Command" and "E" keys together to open the "Expand" menu.
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  Navigate to the directory on your hard drive where you have saved an archived file. If supported, it will automatically appear in the result list. Click "OK" to expand the files in the archive. They will be saved in the directory the file currently exists in.

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