how do i open a file sent from an Ibm computer on my mac computer. what does' unzipped' mean?

Answer 1

It depends on the file extension, the characters to the right of the Period (.) in the file name sent to you.

Please re-post with the full filename and extension, then maybe we can help.

' unzipped' means uncompressed.

A file with a ".zip" extension is compressed and you need to use a program like WinZip (in Windows) to get the files contained inside. OS X recognizes ZIP files and should automatically unzip them.

Answer 2

You can get the latest version of Winrar here: http://bit.ly/1o0M15D

I like Winrar because it's a very good program to compress/decompress files in many different formats. You could also use other programs like 7zip or winzip for the same purpose but I think Winrar is the best option avalable. The funcionalities are pretty much the same for each program (you basically do everything with a simple right-click of your mouse) but Winrar is by far the best option.

The things I like about winrar is that it opens a bunch of compressed formats: .zip, .rar, .7z / 7zip, .iso, .tar, .jar etc. (much more than the other programs) and that it's 100% (trial period never expired so you can use it for free with no limitations)

These are the reasons why I recommend Winrar.

Answer 3

Hi there,
I was looking for a free download Winrar I found it here http://bitly.com/1p3PMIf
The best choice to open (extract) zipped files is definitly WinRar. It's able to decompress a lot of different files as zip,rar,iso,7z,jar and much more.
good luck.