Stuffit For Mac

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Stuffit Expander was indeed indispensable when it was included with all Mac OS installations. But at some point in the evolution of OS X, I don't remember when, the OS gained the ability to compress and uncompress zip archives. And self-decompressing dmg files became the most common disk image file format for transmitting Mac software and archiving files. Meanwhile, Disk Utility can create a variety of different image files. So Stuffit Expander gradually became less important than it once was - and the old Drop-Stuff went the way of the Dodo. Nevertheless, I still occasionally encounter archive files in a format that OS X cannot handle. On these occasions I find Expander quite indispensable. Smith Micro picked up the Stuffit franchise some years ago and has been striving to make the product relevant by expanding its capabilities. It includes some tools that a select clientele will find useful, but it no longer has broad appeal on the Mac. I give Smith Micro props, though, for making the effort to keep the product alive. Unfortunately they goofed a while back when they renamed it Stuffit Destinations. Rather than making it more appealing, they just created brand name confusion. I think they're back now with Stuffit Deluxe - though at $50 the price is daunting.
In 'the old days' the free Stuffit Expander was supposed to cultivate a market for the paid product Drop Stuff. Because hard drive space was severely constrained at the time, such a market did, indeed, exist. Surprisingly, however, you could use Drop Stuff indefinitely in demo mode - and it was fully functional. That market model was not really viable, though, so the trial period for Drop Stuff's successors is limited. Unfortunately for Smith Micro, the market is also limited.
Be that as it may, to put it politely it's short-sighted to dismiss Stuffit Expander out of hand. Just because you don't need it doesn't mean that no one will. That Smith Micro continues to develop and support Stuffit Expander - and continues to offer it for free - should be evidence of its value to anyone with a half-way open mind.

StuffIt Expander is a file compression and expansion utility that can handle a number of different file archive formats. It's a free app available from the App Store and several other Web sites, and it installs quickly.

StuffIt Expander supports a number of file formats, including ZIP, ZIPX, 7ZX, RAR, and TAR. The StuffIt Expander interface is clean, allowing you to create archives by the usual drag-and-drop method or by menu actions. Clicking on an archive file can unpack that archive. You can add password protection to your ZIP files. There is a registration nag that appears with StuffIt Expander, and while you don't need to register to use the tool, the nags will get annoying as time goes by.

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Aug 26, 2016  StuffIt Expander supports a number of file formats, including ZIP, ZIPX, 7ZX, RAR, and TAR. The StuffIt Expander interface is clean, allowing you to create archives by the usual drag-and-drop. Apr 06, 2012  Thank you. I found uncompressed Stuffit on Mac OS 9.x PL CD and install it successfully on Version 7.5.3. Works excellent! I also found on this CD great DiskCopy tool - also works on V7 and mounts img files (also those created on Mac OS 9). On MacOS 8 DE (german) CD there is no Stuffit at all.

We tested StuffIt Expander on a number of archive files created by several methods on different machines. While the app worked fine with ZIP and ZIPX files, we did have occasional problems with RAR files, some of which StuffIt Expander simply couldn't open properly. Whether this will be fixed shortly or not remains to be seen. Since Mac OS X includes an Archive utility, the real reason users would want a supplemental tool is for RAR and other archives not supported by the included Archive app. Unfortunately, because of these problems opening RAR files, we uninstalled this app.

If you use Stuffit Expander for decompressing archives on your Mac, then you'll probably like StuffIt (formerly Stuffit Standard) which is the most widely used archive utility on Mac. Although there are now several other options out there, StuffIt has certainly been around as long as any and is a powerful tool for anyone that works with multiple file formats. StuffIt Deluxe Mac Protection and Encryption Whether you're sending a sensitive file to someone or you want to protect files on your hard drive from prying eyes, creating an encrypted archive is the right solution. StuffIt Deluxe Mac 16 offers best-in-class protection and encrypts the entire archive to provide an extra layer of protection.

Editors' note:This is a review of the trial version of Stuffit Expander 2011.15.0.4.

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StuffIt Expander is a file compression and expansion utility that can handle a number of different file archive formats. It's a free app available from the App Store and several other Web sites, and it installs quickly.

StuffIt Expander supports a number of file formats, including ZIP, ZIPX, 7ZX, RAR, and TAR. The StuffIt Expander interface is clean, allowing you to create archives by the usual drag-and-drop method or by menu actions. Clicking on an archive file can unpack that archive. You can add password protection to your ZIP files. There is a registration nag that appears with StuffIt Expander, and while you don't need to register to use the tool, the nags will get annoying as time goes by.

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We tested StuffIt Expander on a number of archive files created by several methods on different machines. While the app worked fine with ZIP and ZIPX files, we did have occasional problems with RAR files, some of which StuffIt Expander simply couldn't open properly. Whether this will be fixed shortly or not remains to be seen. Since Mac OS X includes an Archive utility, the real reason users would want a supplemental tool is for RAR and other archives not supported by the included Archive app. Unfortunately, because of these problems opening RAR files, we uninstalled this app.

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Editors' note:This is a review of the trial version of Stuffit Expander 2011.15.0.4.