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Yoga_Woman Author

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Zip Files

My computer is trying to open a .zip file using console instead of unzipping the files. Any suggestions on how to make Archive Utility the default to open zip files? I can't figure it out.

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 8, 2021 10:12 AM

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Old Toad

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Posted on Jun 8, 2021 10:26 AM

Select the zip file and bring up it's Info pane. In the open with sections set it to Archive Utility.app and then click on the Change All button.

The app is located here:

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