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Users looking for a tool to extract multiple archive types may be disappointed by the bare and clumsy interface of this latest iteration of StuffIt Expander.
The utility fulfills its promise to handle more file types than past incarnations, which had been limited to .SIT and .ZIP files. According to its comprehensive Help file, StuffIt Expander 13.0.1.1 can now handle more than 30 file types, including .GZIP, .HQX, .TZ, .7z, and .UU. Unfortunately, the program is hampered by a '90s-era user interface, limited functionality, and poor integration with Windows. On opening--and every time you return to the main window--the application insists on searching your computer for all supported files. You can sort the resulting list by file name but not by size, location, or file type. You cannot open more than one archive at a time, and the application cannot automatically create a folder for the archives you do expand. In addition, there is no Windows shell integration, and contrary to the publisher description, you cannot drag files onto the application window or its icon to prompt expansion.
Of course, the one thing that StuffIt Expander does offer that other file-extraction tools don't is the capability to open StuffIt (.SITX) files, a popular Mac compression format. If you come across .SITX files regularly--or ever--you have little choice but to use this utility. Apart from using it to complete that chore, however, few users will be pleased with what this utility offers.
Publisher's Description
From Smith Micro:
Easily expand and decode all the files you download from the Web or receive in your email. Access StuffIt files, uncompress Zip archives created by WinZip and other zip utilities, decompress tar, gzip and bzip archives, and more. Just drag, drop, and you're done. From BinHex to ZIP, StuffIt to MIME, Expander accesses more formats, in less time, with zero hassles. Expands over 30 formats.
What's new in this version: Version 2011 provides expansion support for StuffIt X (.sitx) archives created with the new StuffIt 2011 for Macintosh, or via the SendStuffNow file hosting service, as well as unencrypted and AES 256-bit encrypted Zip archives.
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3.2 starsout of 11 votes
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"This worked as advertised"
Version: StuffIt Expander 2011
Pros
It did the job I needed with no hassels
Cons
None to speak of
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"good with latest zips not so with older ones"
Version: StuffIt Expander 2011
Pros
opened latest compressions quick and easy
Cons
would not open older compression programs, had to get expander 2010 for them
Summary
useful tool
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