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The Unarchiver for Mac

The Unarchiver 2.4

  -  3.78 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of The Unarchiver 2.4.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of The Unarchiver for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


All old versions distributed on our website are completely virus-free and available for download at no cost.


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What's new in this version:

- Support for Zip files missing their central directory. This makes it possible to recover more damaged Zip files.
- Support for more DiskDoubler files.
- Better handling of broken Tar files, such as those created by some versions of Ant.
- Bug fixes for the RAR and StuffIt decompressors.
- Fixed file association for .Z files.
- Italian and Danish translations, by Marco Rotatori and Søren Palmund.
- Some fixes for the handling of file permissions, to better match Archive Utility.
- Fixes to unpack giant .tar.gz files better.
- Optimized decompression of several older formats, such as LZH and StuffIt.
- Fixed a couple of bugs in the UI.