Adobe reader is a free program that allows me to read all the pdfs I buy online.
However, the files here also come zipped and I'm surprised that isn't based on some free unzipping program that would allow me to read them without having to purchase another program.
So far I've gotten by with reinstalling the 45-day trial of Winzip every six weeks, but that can't be the right way.
Any recommendations for unzipping software I should be using?
Yet another reason to switch to Linux.
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Adobe reader is a free program that allows me to read all the pdfs I buy online.
However, the files here also come zipped and I'm surprised that isn't based on some free unzipping program that would allow me to read them without having to purchase another program.
So far I've gotten by with reinstalling the 45-day trial of Winzip every six weeks, but that can't be the right way.
Any recommendations for unzipping software I should be using?
winrar is excellent. Handles zip, rar, and tar formats. And is free.
I don't see an Operating System in your post. That said, Windows and Mac have native ZIP utilities.
In Windows XP and above, right click and "Extract All". I'm not sure, off hand, in Mac.
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Typically I wear button fly... oh wait you mean files.... 7-zip. it is a free shareware program.
I'd second 7-zip; I had a lot of issues with the default Windows unzipper, not creating recognisable, readable file types, or with the artwork and borders being blank/transposed.
I can't seem to link to the thread, which was in the archives, the gist was as below:
What I'd like to know, is why some of the chapters in the multi-file format are in non-Acrobat form?
The first AP, all files were Acrobat, and I could set to view as Thumbnails, to see a miniature picture of the first page.
Some of the Second Darkness and Legacy of Fire, have a mix of Acrobat and 'other' files, simply listed as file type 'File'. They can be opened in Acrobat, but it adds an extra step, as I am asked which program I want to use, every time, and cannot set the preference to do this every time. It also looks less appealing to have a random mixture of mundane icons and proper thumbnails.
PF 23 I could not open the file for the 'City of Brass' chapter (page 54-59), which was a 'pd' file (not 'pdf').
PF 10, 11 and 12 I couldn't extract the multi-files from the download at all, as it requested a password, which I have not got. My Paizo login password is not it.
The single-file versions are fine, it's just the multi-files that seem to have these glitches.
I think you have three different problems there—missing filetype, truncated filename, and improper file extraction—yet the answer to all three is "try a different unzipping utility." The default Windows unzipper behaves in nonstandard ways when it comes to dealing with folders.
Since using 7-zip, everything has opened like a dream.
Link HERE.
I use jZip.
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Adobe reader is a free program that allows me to read all the pdfs I buy online.
However, the files here also come zipped and I'm surprised that isn't based on some free unzipping program that would allow me to read them without having to purchase another program.
So far I've gotten by with reinstalling the 45-day trial of Winzip every six weeks, but that can't be the right way.
Any recommendations for unzipping software I should be using?
What OS are you using? The only way I can see this truly being an issue is if you have anything Windows OS before XP.
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I'd second 7-zip; I had a lot of issues with the default Windows unzipper, not creating recognisable, readable file types, or with the artwork and borders being blank/transposed.
Really? I use it in XP and in 7 and have never had an issue
(now watch me go home and it never work correctly again)
My XP version is quite slow. I use an older version of WinZip that also doesn't actually expire (though it does make me wait a bit when opening). I've used 7zip - worked fine.
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I'd second 7-zip; I had a lot of issues with the default Windows unzipper, not creating recognisable, readable file types, or with the artwork and borders being blank/transposed.Really? I use it in XP and in 7 and have never had an issue
(now watch me go home and it never work correctly again)
It's a known issue with the default unzipper for files with multiple PDFs. I don't remember the exact issues, but I believe it was fixed in later versions of XP, but might not have been fixed in actual patches, just in later versions of the CDs.
7-Zip for the win!
I've got to get new glasses, I culd have sworn the title said Flies instead of Files
I've got to get new glasses, I culd have sworn the title said Flies instead of Files
I guess sometimes people see what they want to see. :)
Thanks, all. I'll look for those AND experiment with this so-called built in extractor in my Windows XP.
Chief Technical Officer
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You might try Stuffit Expander, which is free... Expander used to be an essential tool for Mac users back in the pre-OS X days, before support for file extraction was built in to the OS. (Apple even included it as a standard utility for a while.) These days, it's a lot less essential for Mac folks, but I still keep it around, because it unarchives *almost* any compressed file format you're likely to run across. There's a free Windows version as well—I can't specifically vouch for the Windows version, but the most recent Mac version works quickly and unobtrusively.
