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Do I need a zip program to merge on a Mac?

MegaPMegaP Posts: 180
edited December 1969 in New Users

Ok,
I've jumped ship on the Windows side of things and in parallels am now using my Mac side.
Seems to render nicer anyway.
Question is...
Do I need a program to unzip content from a third party (that other store)?
WinZip wont install on my Mac OS X Version 10.6.8

Where do I merge it with? Every time a drag a folder over it doesn't seem possible.

I've looked in the forums but I think it's one of those basic questions that intelligent people already know.
If some one can state the obvious to a person that feels 5 years old today,I'd be over the moon.
Thank you:-)

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  • JimmyC_2009JimmyC_2009 Posts: 8,891
    edited December 1969

    Have a look here if you are on Mavericks : http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14224

    I Googled 'Merge Folders on Mac' and got a load of hits for different versions of OSX.

    From what I remember, Macs never used to use ZIP files, the Mac equivalent was 'SIT' and are produced by the Stuffit Expander, a Mac program now sold by Smith Micro.

    We have some Mac users here, so hang on for a little while, and you will get the latest info.

  • MegaPMegaP Posts: 180
    edited December 1969

    Thanks Jimmy,
    You've given me a place to start.
    Much appreciated

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,089
    edited December 1969

    megabixel said:
    Ok,
    I've jumped ship on the Windows side of things and in parallels am now using my Mac side.
    Seems to render nicer anyway.
    Question is...
    Do I need a program to unzip content from a third party (that other store)?
    WinZip wont install on my Mac OS X Version 10.6.8

    Where do I merge it with? Every time a drag a folder over it doesn't seem possible.

    I've looked in the forums but I think it's one of those basic questions that intelligent people already know.
    If some one can state the obvious to a person that feels 5 years old today,I'd be over the moon.
    Thank you:-)

    OS X has Archiver built in, just right click the file or folder and do Compress...
    Just doubleclick zip files to unzip them.
    For other compression types I recommend stuffit Expander.

    If you want to install zipfiles with content from other stores, feel free to use my free RendoInstall for OS X, it does a pretty decent job with it, otherwise you can use terminal tool ditto.
    OS X had handled this with more or less success from 10.7, before that not at all. The problem is when the two folders merged are located on the same disk, this sometimes works and sometimes not. The reason is I guess that Finder has always done replace.

  • MegaPMegaP Posts: 180
    edited December 1969

    Totte!!!!
    Thank you.
    I'm in the middle of installing latest Maverick system and I'm guessing that's why i've encountered problems.
    I'll wipe the many folders I have and wait till this downloads.
    Fingers crossed it all works out

  • MegaPMegaP Posts: 180
    edited December 1969

    Totte,
    When these files are ready where do I install?
    I attempted to drag and drop them in Daz but the application folder drops away

  • TotteTotte Posts: 14,089
    edited December 1969

    megabixel said:
    Totte,
    When these files are ready where do I install?
    I attempted to drag and drop them in Daz but the application folder drops away

    If you have zip files with content, those has to be carefully merged into your current "My Library" folder.
    That's why I recommend using the DIM to install content from the DAZ store, or RendoInstall for other stuff. RendoInstall wants the zips and uses ditto internally to merge that into the existing ones.

  • MegaPMegaP Posts: 180
    edited December 1969

    Ahh Ok,
    Daz content I go through DIM of course but other 3rd party I'm stuck on.
    I'll go to your page and let you know how I go..biggest thanks.

  • ScavengerScavenger Posts: 2,674
    edited December 1969

    Having read about Ditto, I made up some services in Automator that let me install Rendo files..but Totte has some interesting software that I should likely look at :)

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