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Jun 10, 2014 I have a PowerBook G3 Pismo, and right now, I'm trying to install a new web browser that is coming in the format of a.sit file. But, Mac OS 9 is complaining: It won't open the.sit file, telling me that it could not find the program that created it. SIT files are categorized ordinarily as Compressed Files. We have found SIT files on the Windows, Mac, and iOS operating systems. They are both mobile and desktop device friendly. The Popularity Rating for SIT files is 'Low', which means these files are not ordinarily found on an everyday user's device.
- Compressed file 'stuffed' by Smith Micro StuffIt software; common file compression format used on Macintosh systems; originally Mac-only, now cross-platform, meaning SIT files can be created and opened on both Macintosh and Windows platforms. Stuffit was previously developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems).
- Oct 22, 2008 I downloaded some games for my sons older mac running 8.6 unable to open.sit files I looked for software but they were.sit.dmg or zip I can't open them I tried stuff it unanarchiver but can't get them to work because they are all in a compressed format.
- .sit is less compressed than a.sitx.sit is pretty much the mac version of.rar or.zip. XOIIO (18120)“Great Answer” (0) Flag as ¶. You can do it with The Unarchiver. It’s free with no hassles and does the job.
- SIT files are very like ZIP files in that they compress and archive multiple files and folders within a single file archive, however SIT files were primarily only used on Mac operating systems. Nowadays SIT files can be used on both Mac and Windows computers as the.
This question bears some similarity to .sitx File --- 7zip can't open it, what can? - however, that was answered six years ago and I don't know if the response is still accurate in 2016.
SITX is a proprietary archive format created by Smith Micro software. In the early 2010s they released StuffIt Deluxe for Windows and in 2011 they released an updated version of their free StuffIt Expander tool - neither work in Windows 10, however, and they were poorly-written when they were new.
Three years ago I asked Smith Micro if they planned on releasing a build of StuffIt Deluxe for modern PCs and they said it was imminent; I have heard nothing since then. Since the SITX file format is now basically abandonware, I wonder if there are any other programs that claim compatibility with the format - I was unable to find anything.
Partial note goes to The Unarchiver, which claims partial .SITX support; it was unable to open my files, however. I have roughly 10GB of files in various .SITX archives so extracting everything in a virtual machine will take a very long time. Is there not any better, native option?
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File TypeStuffIt Archive
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Category | Compressed Files |
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What is a SIT file?
Compressed file 'stuffed' by Smith Micro StuffIt software; common file compression format used on Macintosh systems; originally Mac-only, now cross-platform, meaning SIT files can be created and opened on both Macintosh and Windows platforms.
Stuffit was previously developed by Allume Systems (formerly Aladdin Systems), but is now developed and distributed by Smith Micro.
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