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| − | + | When downloading files from OneDrive the files will be downloaded as a zip file. Sometimes there is an error on macOS when trying to open large zip files created by OneDrive. | |
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| + | * There might be an error message saying that the archive is empty. | ||
| + | * We can use an utility app called The Unarchiver to open the zip files. | ||
| + | * The macOS computers in the Computer Center and Media Services have The Unarchiver installed. | ||
| + | * Students can get The Unarchiver from the macOS App Store if they need it for their own computers. | ||
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| + | ===== '''Using The Unarchiver''' ===== | ||
| + | # Go to the Applications folder. | ||
| + | # Open The Unarchiver. | ||
| + | # Drag the zip file from the Finder window to The Unarchiver icon in the Dock. | ||
| + | # The unzipped files will be in the same location as the zip file. | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:47, 14 October 2024
When downloading files from OneDrive the files will be downloaded as a zip file. Sometimes there is an error on macOS when trying to open large zip files created by OneDrive.
- There might be an error message saying that the archive is empty.
- We can use an utility app called The Unarchiver to open the zip files.
- The macOS computers in the Computer Center and Media Services have The Unarchiver installed.
- Students can get The Unarchiver from the macOS App Store if they need it for their own computers.
Using The Unarchiver
- Go to the Applications folder.
- Open The Unarchiver.
- Drag the zip file from the Finder window to The Unarchiver icon in the Dock.
- The unzipped files will be in the same location as the zip file.
