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Zip files will not download on MACOS 12.1

How to get Zip files will to download, and open on MACOS12.1. On Firefox, download starts, but when finished, there are 0 bytes


MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.12

Posted on Jan 25, 2022 3:05 PM

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Posted on Jan 26, 2022 5:13 PM

Hello wjfeeh,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It looks like you're having issues downloading, and opening Zip files on Mac, and we'd like to help.


Are you experiencing the same behavior when using a different browser like Safari, or Google Chrome?


Here's how this works using Safari:


Download items from the web using Safari on Mac


We were able to find this information about Firefox:


ZIP Reader


If you needed further assistance with the issue you're having with Firefox, please reach out to their technical support.


We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

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Question marked as Top-ranking reply

Jan 26, 2022 5:13 PM in response to wjfeeh

Hello wjfeeh,


Welcome to Apple Support Communities. It looks like you're having issues downloading, and opening Zip files on Mac, and we'd like to help.


Are you experiencing the same behavior when using a different browser like Safari, or Google Chrome?


Here's how this works using Safari:


Download items from the web using Safari on Mac


We were able to find this information about Firefox:


ZIP Reader


If you needed further assistance with the issue you're having with Firefox, please reach out to their technical support.


We hope this information is useful. Kind regards.

Zip files will not download on MACOS 12.1

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