How do I open pw protected zip file?

Hello,

I have a pw protected zip file and want to open this in my MAC.

The zip file and the pw are correct, it works with 7zip under windows.

I tried millions of apps to unzip it under MAC, always the same "wrong password" (or something like that). When I try to do it via CLI, I got the following error:

"unsupported compression method 99"

Any hints how to open this file without using a windows program?

Regards,

mr_drlove

macOS Sierra (10.12.5)

Posted on Jun 23, 2017 4:23 AM

20 replies

dialabrain

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Jun 23, 2017 7:12 AM in response to mr_drlove

I forgot to mention, I am running 7-Zip 16.04 on Windows.

dialabrain

Level 10

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Jun 23, 2017 7:28 AM in response to mr_drlove

Try a different password with no "blanks" and no special characters. Also try changing the extension to .7z.

mr_drlove Author

Level 1

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Jun 23, 2017 7:29 AM in response to dialabrain

Yes, I would like, but it is not possible and reproducing such kind of zip did not work for me.

dialabrain

Level 10

135,527 points

Jun 23, 2017 7:33 AM in response to mr_drlove

Don't know what else to tell you. The extension for 7-Zip files should be .7z not .zip. I imagine special characters and spaces could also be a problem.

mr_drlove Author

Level 1

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Jun 23, 2017 8:51 AM in response to John Lockwood

Good idea, but renaming also did not helped

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How do I open pw protected zip file?