Features
Archives in Archives and Multi-Part Archives
Open a ZIP inside a ZIP like a folder, and read RAR, ZIP or 7z archives made of several parts as one archive.
Archives in archives
If backup.zip contains a logs.tar.gz, which in turn contains an old.zip, you open each of them like a folder: double-click, ↩, ⌘↓ or expand it in the sidebar. This works at any depth.
Quick Look, Open, search, dragging out and extracting then apply to the archive you’re currently in. Press ⌘↑ to get back out.
- To do this, Archydes extracts the inner archive once to a private folder. If it’s large, this takes a moment.
- Each inner archive can have its own password; Archydes asks for it when needed.
- Documents that are technically ZIP files (
.docx,.xlsx,.pages) and single.gzfiles don’t count as archives. They open like normal files. - Inner archives can only be read, not edited.
Multi-part archives
Large archives are often split into parts. Archydes recognizes:
| Kind | Example |
|---|---|
| RAR volumes | film.part1.rar, film.part2.rar … or film.rar, film.r00, film.r01 … |
| Split ZIPs | data.z01, data.z02 … data.zip |
| Archives cut into pieces | backup.7z.001, backup.7z.002 … or .zip.001 … |
You can open the archive with any part; Archydes always reads from the first one. The line below the archive name shows the number of parts.
All parts must be in the same folder. If Archydes doesn’t have access to that folder yet, it asks once (Allow Access) and remembers it; see folder access.
If a part is missing, Archydes names it. You can still extract files that are entirely within the parts you have.