If you experience difficulties with downloading Macbinary files using Microsoft Internet Explorer, be sure you have Stuffit Expander selected in the File Helpers of your Internet Explorer Preferences.
To make sure that this is the setting, perform the following procedure:
Figure 1 The Edit File Helper dialog
This enables Internet Explorer to successfully download, identify, and expand MacBinary formatted files regardless of the content of the file name.
If the file does not successfully expand on its own after the download is complete, try double-clicking on the downloaded file to open Stuffit Expander. Alternatively, drag the downloaded file and drop it on Stuffit Expander to convert the file.
For more information on the MacBinary file format and downloading, please see the following Knowledge Base articles:
Article 7328: "MacBinary: File Format Description"
To make sure that this is the setting, perform the following procedure:
- 1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Choose Preferences from the the Edit menu; the Preferences window appears.
3. In the Preferences window, locate the preference item"Receiving Files" and select "File Helpers". A list of File Helper settings should appear on the right side of the Preferences window.
4. Scroll down the list until you find the entry labeled "MacBinary". Select that entry and click on the "Change" button.
5. In the "Edit File Helper" dialog that appears (see Figure 1 below), click the Browse button and select the "Stuffit Expander" application from the hard disk.
6. Click OK in the "Edit File Helper" dialog.
7. Click OK in the "Internet Explorer Preferences" dialog to save this change.
Figure 1 The Edit File Helper dialog
This enables Internet Explorer to successfully download, identify, and expand MacBinary formatted files regardless of the content of the file name.
If the file does not successfully expand on its own after the download is complete, try double-clicking on the downloaded file to open Stuffit Expander. Alternatively, drag the downloaded file and drop it on Stuffit Expander to convert the file.
For more information on the MacBinary file format and downloading, please see the following Knowledge Base articles:
Article 7328: "MacBinary: File Format Description"