How to open .sitx extension files on a Mac?
I have a couple of files with .sitx extension. They show up as a compressed file that supposed to be opened with Stuffit Expander, but every time I try any of such files I get an error message:
An error has occured while expanding the file "filename.sitx" (This is an unsupported archive version).
Error #17543
Anybody has a solution how to open this archive? Thanks!
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Try just deleting the
Try just deleting the "x" from the file name.
Mara
thanks for the suggestion
I tried and no luck! :(
Aw, rats! That has worked
Aw, rats! That has worked for me sometimes, and for people I to whom send .sitx files that they can't open. I guess you'll need Stuffit Deluxe.
Or you could forward your file(s) to me, let me expand them and send them back. If they're super-huge, we can use YouSendIt.
Mara
Second thought. Are you
Second thought. Are you using Stuffit Expander? It used to be freeware. Not sure if it is now. But if you have it, you should check the box for Automatically expand archives in (and then you pull down to chose a destination). That might make a difference.
Mara
here is the link
Let's try this one and see if you can open it. I have Stuffit Expander.
http://www.yousendit.com/transfer.php?action=batch_download&batch_id=QlVnZHlqTStwcFUwTVE9PQ
Done.
Done. I need your addy to send you back the opened files. E-mail me with that off-list? I know it's night-time in Bahrain right now, so I'll check for a message from you tomorrow morning.
Mara
Thanks! Tell me how you did
Thanks! Tell me how you did it!
Here's two solutions
You have an old version of Stuffit Expander that doesn't support .sitx (StuffIt's new compression method). You need to have version 10 or later.
Or, you can use UnArchiver, which is free, to decompress virtually any compressed file out there.
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Thanks a lot for the tip!
Thanks a lot for the tip!
From wikipedia: Allume
From wikipedia: Allume Systems offers free downloads of StuffIt Expander for Mac and Windows, which expands (uncompresses) files compressed using the StuffIt and StuffIt X format, as well as many other compressed, encoded, encrypted and segmented formats. The shareware application DropStuff permits the compressing of files into the StuffIt X format.
Got that addy for me, Ivan?
I sent you the decompressed files one at a time via YouSendIt using the public addy. You should get the links to download them at your end.
FYI, I use Stuffit 10, which comes with Expander 11.3 . If you have this, I don't know why you should be having trouble. Maybe some virus protection software of yours didn't like one of the files? Or maybe another decompression app took priority and rejected the .sitx suffix? Great minds want to know...
Mara
I got it, thanks!
I got it, thanks!
If you used Sendspace.com
If you used Sendspace.com you could load those files to one place all at once. Of course you'd have to send them .sit, not .sitx. :)
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My pleasure. Mara
My pleasure.
Mara
How to open .sitx extension files on a Mac?
Thank you so much Mara for your advice on this topic.
Being a mac newbie this advice really helped me and I had to sign up just to say thanks.
Thank you again and best wishes.
Craig.
How nice!
Thanks. Glad to be of help.
Mara