This step by step guide will show you how you can view the contents of a ZIP file without having to open it, in macOS.
Normally when you select a .zip file and tap the space bar on your keyboard (to bring up 'Quick Look'), you'd see something like this:
With a small, free App for macOS, instead of just seeing a large icon, you can see what's inside the zip file – like this:
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Just follow the step by step directions below and you'll be able to quickly view the contents of a ZIP file without having to open it. Optimize mac for adobe premiere.
How to Unzip Files and Folders on Mac. Unzipping an archive is even easier. It doesn't matter if it's a Zip file that you downloaded on the internet or something that you compressed yourself. Navigate to the archive in the Finder app and double-click the Zip file. After several seconds, the file or the folder will decompress in the same. Rename the folder, preferably something without spaces as this will make terminal commands simpler for you.; Drag and drop your sensitive files into the new folder.; Once you have your files in the generated folder, you can now go on to the business of compressing and password protecting the files.
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- Head over to the BetterZip download page and download the current version. The installation is very straight forward – just unzip the file and move the App to your Applications folder. Run it from there.
- The first time you open BetterZip you'll be presented with a ‘Welcome' screen. Click the Let's Go! button.
- If you're using macOS 10.15 ('Catalina') or later, you'll be prompted to allow BetterZip access to a series of folders – click the OK button on each one.
- The main BetterZip window will appear. Select BetterZip from the main menu bar, and then Preferences… from the drop down menu.
- Select the Quick Look tab at the top of the Preferences. Choose the attributes that you want to be able to see when you use Quick Look to view a .ZIP from the Show Columns section. Finally, exit out of the Preferences when you've made your selections.
- Open a Finder window and locate a .ZIP file somewhere on your Mac. Select that .ZIP file by clicking it once, and then invoke Quick Look by tapping the space bar on your keyboard. Ta-da! From now on, this is the view that you'll get using Quick Look on a .ZIP file.
- If you want BetterZip to behave like the built-in Archive Utility (ie. when you double-click a .ZIP file it extracts the contents of the file and then closes itself), open the Preferences again and on the General tab, place a check in the box labelled Opening an archive from the Finder immediately extracts it