Mac not downloading zip files

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How to compress PDF files. Your email. Back Think of a strong password. Continue with new account. Your password Show. Back What should we call you? Your name. I created a new user and the exact same problem exists there. I have also tried this on a few other OSX computers that I have here. Same problem on all of them.

All Other thoughts? I'm able to download the link you posted earlier without any problems for what it's worth. I'm not sure what else to suggest for the moment though - hopefully someone else will jump in with some ideas. User profile for user: Tom Graves Tom Graves. Feb 14, PM in response to mattor In response to mattor What happens if you Option-Click on the link to download the zip file directly to your computer?

Can you hook up one of your Macs directly to the cable modem, bypassing the router, so you could rule the router out as a problem? Do you have problems with zip files from all sites? Here are some zip files you can test downloading.

The content is not the issue, it is downloading and opening the zip file. I also had no problems downloading and opening the tasktime4 zip file. So you may try to remove the firewall and see what happens. If I read this right, you may try to download it with the 'safe as' function and then when it asks you where to put, just rename the.

Maybe you can fool things that way. I am curious if this will work. Are they all behind the same firewall? In that case the firewall is likely to be the culprit. Find a downloaded item on your Mac: Click the magnifying glass next to the filename in the downloads list. Clear the downloads list: In the downloads list, click Clear. To remove one item, Control-click it, then choose Remove From List. By default, Safari automatically removes an item after one day.

The downloaded file may be a compressed archive or disk image that contains the file you want. If the file is from a trusted site, double-click it to decompress it. Download an item In the Safari app on your Mac, click anything identified as a download link, or Control-click an image or other object on the page. Choose Download Linked File.