- The command line version RAR for MAC OS X is only available in 32bit, because at time we have only a few requests for a command line 64 bit version. We use the source of RAR.exe to compile command line versions for all operation systems.
- Jun 26, 2019 Navigate to your.rar file in Terminal and use the following command to extract it: unrar x file name.rar The contents extract to the same location as the.rar file on your Mac.
Download 7-Zip for MacOS. 7Zip is a great app that should be included on iTunes. As productivity is a concern on all Apple devices, the development of 7Zip would be a great delight for all its users. I mean, why not? It is the most powerful and secure archiving and file compression tool in its category and field. For more resources about 7Zip for other operating systems, check out our other articles on 7Zip.
So, you are one of the opulent citizens of the society or perhaps meticulous with the software and security, thus, you prefer using Mac computers. As a matter of fact, some programs and software for Windows, Linux, and for Mac are programmed differently. This goes the same with 7Zip for Mac.
By default, Mac OS X is incapable of handling these files. But this shouldn't be much of an issue as there are lots of other archiving tools available that can open a .7z file and other file compression formats.
WinRar is also available for OS X, and he has the OS X version. However, WinRar on the Mac is available for the command line only- there's no GUI interface. What he has are the actual program files that you have to call in the command line to use them. For example, in order to rar up a file, use the 'rar' file. To unrar, use the 'unrar' one.
The 7Zip file format is considered a better file compression format because of its high security and overall stability. It 7Zip can compress any file much better than ZIP and WinRAR or WinZip. This makes 7Zip safer and a much better choice.
Contents
- 1 A Walkthrough on 7-Zip for Mac
- 1.1 Reminder
A Walkthrough on 7-Zip for Mac
Keep on reading as we are going to walk you through on the steps for opening .7z archive files regardless of what version of Mac OS you are using. Don't worry, it is easy and quick to do even it gets an error cannot open a file as archive sometimes. Here's how it goes.
- Download 'The Unarchiver' first. The latest version is 4.2.2 and support macOS 10.7 or later. the file is 13.6 MB. You can either download it from the Mac App Store or click here for direct download.
- The app is relatively small so you should be able to get it installed for a few seconds depending on your internet speed.
- As soon as The Unarchiver app finishes installing, open it and you will see the file association list.
- Launch the Unarchiver and there you'll find the file association list, inform the Unarchiver to associate it with .7z files.
- The moment that you've associated the Unarchiver with .7z you could then double-click any .7z file on your Mac computer. It will then open and uncompress like other archive format or launch Unarchiver and just drag and drop the 7z files to the utility.
This is everything that you have to know in opening any .7z archive files saved on your Mac computer. After installing the UnArchiver and associated it with .7z 7Zip files, you may now launch the .7z archive simply by double-clicking on it. Inside the UnArchiver utility, your file will open and decompress the original 7z file. It will exit the app automatically when it is finished. It is possible to directly open the Unarchiver and open the file in the Unarchiver directly where it'll be extracted.
Reminder
Mac Os Unrar Command Line Command
Since 7Zip archives have undergone a strong compression procedure, it sometimes takes a while in order to completely extract large 7z files. Don't be surprised as well if the 7Zip has expanded to something bigger than the original file size as the size of the archive. This is totally normal. Just be sure that you have enough disk space to accommodate all the uncompressed data.
Unarchiver is a well-known solution to all kinds of archive formats available on Mac. It's been discussed as an alternative when you have to unRAR and open RAR files in Mac OS and it can open virtually any archive format you might come across. This can include but not limited to:
- 7z
- zip
- sit
- tgz
- tar
- gz
- rar
- bzip and;
- hqx
Due to its expansive nature and free of charge, it is a wonderful addition to your Mac software toolkit. Well, it is comparable to a Swiss army knife but for computers.
The Complete Package
The Unarchiver provides support to every release of the Mac OS software that's in use. This is regardless if you're using the latest release, Sierra, macOS High Sierra, Mac OS X El Capitan, Mountain Lion, Mavericks, Snow Leopard, Yosemite, and so forth. It'll work and can get the job done in opening and decompressing zip as well as other archive formats available.
The easiest way I have found for testing RAR archive files in Mac OS X (whether testing a single or files split batches of rar parts) is to use the command line UnRAR tool. Unlike most of the GUI unarchiver tools I have tested on Mac, the command line tool gives a full report of each RAR part and whether it is corrupt or not. RAR files have an inbuilt CRC record, to the UnRAR tool will test the CRC against the file. Here's how to do it:
Mac Os Unrar Command Line Installer
Step 1
First off, follow the instructions on my earlier post for how to install the UnRAR command line tool into Mac OS X.
Step 2
TIP: The following commands require entering file paths into Terminal. You can either type these paths in by hand or do this: Just locate the file in Finder, grab the file and drag it over to Terminal after you have typed in the command (along with one trailing space). The other option is if you have TotalFinder installed. This gives you a new Finder command called 'Copy Path'. Very handy. But dragging and dropping works very nicely.
In Terminal.app type the following command:
If you have a batch of split RAR files, enter the path to the first one in the batch. It is usually the one with the .rar file extension. The next files in a batch typically have the extension .00 and then .01 etc.
UnRAR will go through the whole batch of files, including their contents of the RAR files, and test them for corruption.
This way if your batch of RAR files won't extract, you only have to re-download the files that are damaged and not the whole lot.
Of course you can also use this command line tool to perform the extraction. Just use the same command but replace the t with an x.
NOTE: You will need to first change the current directory to the one you want to extract the RAR archive into. The first line in the following example does exactly that. You'll need to replace the path with the correct one for your situation. Remember you can create the extraction folder in Finder and then drag that folder into Terminal after you've typed the first part of the command (and followed it with a trailing space).
Something like:
cd means change directory.
Dealing with corrupt files
It is highly likely you can use RAR command line tools to repair the corrupt RAR files you discover. It's explained in full in this post.
