Basics

Settings

Where files are extracted, how Archydes tidies up, Finder menu, allowed folders, updates and license.

To open Settings, choose Archydes › Settings… (⌘,).

Extracting#

• Extract to: The archive’s folder (the dialog starts next to the archive) or Last used folder.
• Extract archives with several items into their own folder: If the archive has several items at the top level, they go into a folder named after the archive instead of spilling across the destination folder.
• Avoid double folder levels (e.g. “Project/Project”): If the archive contains only one folder with the same name as the archive, no second folder is created inside it.
• Show extracted items in the Finder: After extracting, a Finder window opens with the result.

Finder menu#

Shows whether the Finder menu is turned on, with a button that takes you to System Settings, where you turn it on or off.

Allowed folders#

The list of folders Archydes may access, such as for Extract Here in the Finder or for multi-part archives. Reset Access revokes access to all of them; Archydes then asks again the next time.

Access to a drive that isn’t currently connected is kept and applies again as soon as you plug it in.

Updates (website version)#

Only in the version from the website; the App Store version gets updates through the App Store.

• Automatically check for updates
• Automatically download and install updates (only when checking is turned on)
• Check Now…, with the time of the last check below it

What these settings do is explained in Updates.

Archydes Pro#

Shows whether Archydes Pro is unlocked.

There you can buy Archydes Pro or get a purchase back with Restore Purchases.

There you enter your key with Enter License Key… or remove it with Remove License; see Website version.

Learn more in Archydes Pro.