How to Extract (Unzip) a Password Protected Zip File on macOS / Mac OS X
How to Extract (Unzip) a Password Protected Zip File on macOS

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How to Extract (Unzip) a Password Protected Zip File on macOS

 

  

You can to open the Terminal program and use the command unzip.

Anyway if you still are experiencing difficulty, please e-mail us to [email protected] in order to proceed to send you another alternative method for your purchased software.

  

Unzipping a password-protected zip using Terminal

Quick tip: the default Archive Utility can't handle password protected files. If you don't have a copy of Stuffit Expander to hand, you can always open up the Terminal and use the command unzip [filename] which will prompt you for the password as described below:

  • Click “Go” from the Finder menu:

Click “Go” from the Finder menu

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  • Then click “Utilities.” Double-click “Terminal” to launch Apple's native Terminal emulator.

Then click “Utilities.” Double-click “Terminal” to launch Apple's native Terminal emulator.

  

  • Type “unzip” followed by a space at the prompt. Drag the zip file from its folder into the terminal window. This copies the file name and its directory path into the terminal window so you don’t have to type it in. Press the “Enter” key.

 

Type “unzip” followed by a space at the prompt. Drag the zip file from its folder into the terminal window. This copies the file name and its directory path into the terminal window so you don’t have to type it in. Press the “Enter” key.

  

  • Type in the password at the prompt. The file expands in the same folder as the ZIP file.

      

  



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