I am unable to unzip a .bin file with several of free apps for my MacBook Pro

Hallo Community, I tried to unzip a .bin file with several of free app for mac but unsuccessfully (on my MacBook Pro, macOS Big Sur 11.7.10). Please let me know if someone of you got successfully. Thanks in advance, bye.


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MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.7

Posted on Sep 1, 2024 1:25 AM

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Posted on Sep 1, 2024 6:09 AM

That bin file may be just a firmware update for some hardware where it is intended to be loaded to update its firmware. It will not be a zip file at all, and even potentially, a non-Mac compatible binary file. If you don't know the origin of this file, leave it alone, or remove it.

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Sep 1, 2024 5:08 AM in response to Lambo76

If you've tried several apps and none work, then it's possible that the file was created by an app in a proprietary format despite the .bin extension. If so, you'll need that app to open it. It also may just be corrupted. If you can tell us where you got the file or what it was created with, someone may be able to offer suggestions.


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