(Makesure to hold down the command key before pressing themouse button.) (That is the emulated “command key”.When running Mini vMac on Windows, for example, this normally meanspressing the “Alt” key. So to expand a file,put it in a new folder, and expand that folder. But if you hold down the command keybefore selecting "Expand" from the "File" menu,Stuffit Expander will offer to expand all the contentsof a folder, regardless of file type. The issue in System 6 is thatStuffit Expander will only offer to expand files withthe correct Macintosh file type, and files oftendon't have that type. Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 works better in System 7, but stillcan be used in System 6. Stuffit_expander_40.bin(205K) Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 in the original format.ĭecodes StuffIt and CompactPro archives,BinHex, and MacBinary.Requires System 6.0.5 or later.Smith Micro Software continues to develop Stuffit Expander for OS X.( Stuffit Expander on Wikipedia)Įxpander Enhancer, that comes with DropStuff,allows Stuffit Expanderto decode many additionalarchive kinds. Stuffit_expander_40.zip(201K) Stuffit Expander 4.0.1 repackaged into a zipped hfs disk image and checksum file.The disk image can be mounted with Mini vMac. However, it doesn't come with any protection for your information from being stolen, which is why you should use some form of protection, even if you're using Stuffit Expander.Stuffit Expander hosted by the Gryphel Project Also, it comes with a support for a number of common file formats, which means that you don't have to convert your archive every time you want to use it. In fact, the software will help you to make a large number of archives, by allowing you to create a number of different archives according to the file formats required by the programs which you're currently working on. However, this doesn't mean that all is bad with the Stuffit Expander software.
For example, if you want to run a game that is designed for the Macintosh, then Stuffit Expander won't work for it. Stuffit Expander is a utility that is not able to decompress, hence Mac OS X will not be able to run certain programs that require decompression. So, by compressing the archive, your computer will save much more space, as it will not have to hold so many data. The main purpose of this algorithm is to compress files to make them smaller in size when they're stored in an archive. Stuffit Expander is a utility that compresses files using the GZ compression algorithm (which is used in several other computer programs as well).
However many sites offer the same link if you are able to download the expander from the site itself. You can easily get Stuffit Expander for free online, as it's very popular. It's because many Mac users make use of this expander and decoder utility very frequently. Stuffit Expander is not only for Mac OS X.