Automatically unzipping files

Rhodan · 28 Jun 2008 at 00:46

When downloading multi-part zipped archives, Mac OS has the annoying habit of automatically unzipping each file as it downloads. This results in loads of errors for each file unzipped until all the files have downloaded.

Is there a way I can turn this default behaviour off?

tsinc80697 · 28 Jun 2008 at 00:55

What software are you downloading them with? I dont ahve any problems using Safari or Firefox

Rhodan · 28 Jun 2008 at 00:57

I'm using Firefox.

I thought it was normal behaviour for Mac OS to automatically unzip files for you as they are downloaded?

Kemik · 28 Jun 2008 at 10:34

Rhodan said:
I'm using Firefox.

I thought it was normal behaviour for Mac OS to automatically unzip files for you as they are downloaded?

Nope. Mine get downloaded to the downloads folder and then I can manually unzip them.

What unzip program are you using?

Rhodan · 28 Jun 2008 at 10:38

I had that rubbish, Stuffit Expander installed, I think that might have goosed something up then.

This is extremely frustating that I cannot simply turn it off, or that an application that was previously installed is still causing this behaviour?

Kemik · 28 Jun 2008 at 13:15

Stuffit comes with OS X afaik. I use that all the time and if that cannot extract it, UnRarX does it. Not sure what's causing yours to be auto extracted though.

AdWright · 28 Jun 2008 at 18:19

safari used to do this for me until I unchecked an option in Preferences called 'Automatically open safe file types' or similar. Maybe firefox has a similar option?