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ZIP FILE DOWNLOADS ERROR
I'm using Chrome and trying to download Dropbox folders to my Mac (Monterey version OS 12.0.1 ) and getting an error message: ERROR 79 Inappropriate file type or format. It worked fine before updat...
I found a way around it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6--dQQ9U1fs
The workaround essentially shows that the -79 disk error is due to how dropbox is compiling the zip. They are hardcoding the original path to the files in the extraction. Which if you use dropbox to sync presents a conflict hence the error -79. The encoding for the zip shouldn't be included so the unzip should take place in the directory where the downloaded zip was located.
wow, that's so helpful @lightfield - thanks for explaining.
I actually tried using external storage too, but came across the same error... transferring one zip from a mac, to another mac, just using a usb storage stick... so I'm wondering if it's a Monterey thing too?
I don't think it is a Monteray thing since other sites I've downloaded as zip files don't have the problem. But you can check that out by downloading a zip file from anywhere else (I tested google drive, same browser etc) and that zip unzipped just fine and as expected. It created a folder with the 5 files I had downloaded. Hopefully, someone from Dropbox reads this, sends it to a developer who then can fix the path problem.
I also got it working by downloading the free "The Unarchiver App", which was able to extract it correctly.
To summarize the video, all you need to do is open Terminal and run:
unzip <filename>.zipThat works for me when the Finder unzip didn't.
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