When we talk about unzipping files on our Mac, we are always interested in the fastest ways to do it. Forms that are comfortable in the execution and that give us the results with the least possible work. So let’s review the three best methods to uncompress files at hyper speed.
It all depends on the format and app that we use
The first way to quickly unzip files on our Mac is to use the compression utility of the same system . It is by far the simplest system, by far, but it has some limitations, the most important being that it does not reach the RAR format that we can easily find online.
If it’s a ZIP file we’re talking about, unzipping it on our Mac is as easy as double-clicking it . After completing the process, the folder with the files will appear next to the original file that, if we wish, we can already delete.
If we need other formats, we must go to third-party apps. Let’s look at a couple of options here. The first is The Unarchiver . A free application from MacPaw developers with which we can decompress ZIP, RAR (including v5), 7-zip, Tar, Gzip and Bzip2 files. Also many old formats, such as Stufflt, DiskDoubler, LZH, ARJ and ARC. Even other types of files, such as ISO and BIN disk images, as well as some Windows .EXE installers.
Within the application settings, in the Extraction tab, it is important that we mark the option with which the files are decompressed in the same location that we are in and also the one that deals with creating a folder with the contents of the compressed file. Once this is done, we just have to right-click on the file, choose Get Info and mark The Unarchiver as the default app to open it . From here a simple double click will take care of everything.
The other alternative is Keka, an app that, like The Unarchiver, has support for a large number of file types. With a very careful and elegant interface, this is an app that we can buy in the Mac App Store for 4.99 euros . Once we have it installed, it is important that we activate a very specific option.
Within the preferences of the app, we enter the Finder Extension tab and activate the extension. Let’s make sure that the option to show Keka in the Finder’s context menu is active . Thanks to this, unzipping any file will be as simple as right-clicking on it and choosing Unzip Here from the Keka menu .
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As we can see, unzipping files on our Mac is very simple. It is true that, due to their nature, some formats will be decompressed sooner or take longer , which will also depend a lot on the size of the file, but with the appropriate apps we will be able to deal with all of them. And with the appropriate settings for each of them, everything will be as simple as double-clicking on the file. That easy.
