Apple OS X: Open .Rar File / Extract rar

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To open or extract a .rar file on a Mac running OS X, you can use the following steps:

  1. Install a third-party extraction tool that supports RAR files. Two popular options are The Unarchiver and StuffIt Expander. Both of these tools can be downloaded for free from the Mac App Store.
  2. Once you have installed an extraction tool, locate the .rar file that you want to extract.
  3. Double-click on the .rar file to open it in the extraction tool.
  4. In the extraction tool, select the destination folder where you want to extract the contents of the .rar file.
  5. Click on the “Extract” or “Unpack” button to extract the contents of the .rar file to the destination folder.

Note that some .rar files may be password-protected. If you encounter a password-protected .rar file, you will need to enter the password in the extraction tool to extract the contents.

Also note that newer versions of Mac OS X have built-in support for extracting .zip files, but do not have built-in support for extracting .rar files. Therefore, you will need to use a third-party extraction tool as described above to extract .rar files on a Mac running OS X.

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