I installed the program, called Aladdin Expander, and double clicked on the icon it put on my desktop. So as soon as I saw that Aladdin Systems had a version of StuffIt for Windows (as well as Linux and, of course, the Mac), I downloaded it - I got it from - hoping it would do the same thing as the Mac version. But nothing in my arsenal of file-extraction programs would automatically extract the contents of ZIP files as they arrive, the way I could do on a Mac. I have my own file-and-folder compression utilities, and they do a fine job creating ZIP files. The one that's free does expansion, not compression. No only did Aladdin have a version of StuffIt for Windows. Up popped a link to the Aladdin Systems Web site. I'm using them just to show you what I searched for.) I opened my Web browser, went to the world's greatest search site - Google, of course - and typed "StuffIt windows." (If you do this kind of searching, remember to leave off the quotation marks. I remembered that there was a version of StuffIt for Windows.
#Where does stuffit expander put files mod
On a Mac, I could have used StuffIt to watch over my download folder and automatically extract all the compressed MOD files as they came in.īong! I suddenly had a flashback. StuffIt does it all for them, automatically.Ī few weeks ago, after logging onto an ftp site and downloading more than 15,000 MOD audio files to a folder on my main Windows PC, I lamented the advantage Mac users have. Mac users who have a program called StuffIt don't have to do anything to turn downloads into regular files and folders. For years, Macintosh users have had a huge advantage over Windows users.
I especially like the way Macs have always made things simple. Is that neat or what?Īl Fasoldt's reviews and commentaries, continuously available online since 1983Ĭopyright © 2001, The Syracuse Newspapers Aladdin Expander extracts Windows and Linux archives automaticallyĪladdin Expander will watch that folder for any new compressed files and automatically expand them.