Open sit files in os x

StuffIt was originally developed by Raymond Lau in to provide a one-step process for archiving and compressing files on Mac, and also offered an improved compression ratio over alternative utilities at the time. Though StuffIt was available as shareware or paid software, in order to make SIT files more widely compatible, a freeware decompression application called StuffIt Expander was released during the 's and has since become preloaded as part of the Mac operating system.

Though files on the Mac platform did not require file extensions, StuffIt archives used the SIT file extension so that archives could be stored on other platforms such as Windows and Linux. However, it is possible that the files contained with StuffIt archives contain characters in their names which are fine on the Mac but illegal in Windows, and this may prevent the file being extracted correctly on the latter platform. SIT files can contain data of any kind, though are conventionally used for backup purposes, or to package files such as applications for distribution over the Internet.

What is the exact name of the file you are trying to extract? Edit: And are you sure it did nothing? Did you reload the directory in the finder?

Did you get an error message with the Unarchiver or did it just seem like nothing happened? Now we all know. Nothing uses. It was a Pre OS X thing. It is possible what you are trying to download is a Classic app and those are no longer supported in OS X Okay I finally got everything to work with a combination of Stuffit and Pseudo. Thanks so much for your help guys. This question is in the General Section.

Responses must be helpful and on-topic. To join, you must be at least 13 years old and agree to the terms and conditions. General Question. How do I open a. Add Topic 5, questions people. Add Topic 3, questions people. Add Topic questions 15 people. Add Topic 1, questions people. Add Topic questions 25 people. Any suggestions? I got these from a Vintage Mac site Dwight. ElDiabloConCaca U. Just drag the. Same for. Ok so I need an extractor that will work with OS 8. All the older versions of stuffit have broken links and all the links that work are.

All versions of the newer ones require OS X or higher. Kind of frustrating! I got the files from a vintage Mac site. You would think there would be a link to get software to open them. Any links to games that aren't compressed files? If I can't get the software I may have to search for the games on disk. Thanks Dewey. There is a stuffit engine on the unit but it doesn't work some kind of error message.

I will have to look through some of my old OS software disc and see if I can find it. I tried Binhex but I could not get it to load.