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#23135 08/17/12 05:54 PM
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OS 10.5.8 UnrarX

Is there any reliable software that will convert rar files to avi etc?
I have tried the above and it gave a password which after 3 tries did not work.
The response to my email said they would get back to me in 24 hrs...twice.
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jaybass #23137 08/17/12 08:07 PM
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You can't "convert" a RAR file because a RAR file is like a .zip file or a .sit file; it is a compressed archive that contains other files.

There are many Mac programs that can uncompress a .rar archive. Stuffit Expander can do it. So can the free The Unarchiver, which is available on the Mac App store (it's what I use).


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jaybass #23139 08/17/12 08:33 PM
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Note that the Unarchiver page tacit links to also has direct download links (under the heading 'Other links') to both the App Store version and a version for legacy Macs.


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tacit #23141 08/18/12 01:46 AM
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According to the unarchiver, I need snow leopard which I don't have.
I know should have said open instead of convert.
Thanks for your reply.

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jaybass #23142 08/18/12 02:01 AM
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Scroll a littl further down the page Tacit referenced and you will find this link to the legacy versions


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joemikeb #23146 08/18/12 12:25 PM
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Thanks Joe,
I never read the whole page.
I have just downloaded TheUnarchiver3.2_legacy.zip
I wasn't aware of a 'legacy' version.
Lets see how it performs.
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jaybass #23149 08/18/12 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted By: jaybass
I never read the whole page.
I wasn't aware of a 'legacy' version.

confused crazy confused


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alternaut #23156 08/19/12 12:48 PM
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You are confused? And I am crazy and confused?
Must be old age. Looking back to the link, perhaps I should have referred to the older mac X version as opposed to the legacy one. Am I on the right track?
If you are alluding to something else, please enlighten me.
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jaybass #23157 08/19/12 01:20 PM
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It's just that the legacy version was mentioned here before you noticed the issue with the 'regular' one.


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alternaut #23159 08/19/12 07:35 PM
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Quite right.

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jaybass #23160 08/20/12 03:10 PM
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when I see "RAR" I read it "LOL"


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