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Unzip RAR and ZIP files on iPhone & iPod Touch

by the warrior / June 29, 2009 12:08 PM EDT

Unzip RAR and ZIP files on iPhone & iPod Touch

Hello iPhone users, here's a short tutorial on how to unzip your RAR and ZIP files downloaded directly from the web.

Requirements:

  • Safari Download Plug-In
  • MobileFinder or iFile
  • Bus Terminal
  • Unite
  • Unzip

This can be downloaded directly from Cydia or Icy without needing any repository.


Process:

RAR files:

  • We download any file (for example) from Safari directly to our device, whether it's an iPhone or iPod touch.
  • We run the MobileFinder or iFile
  • We look for our file in the following path: /private/var/mobile/Library/Downloads/, We select and rename it to any name, (example): file.rar.
  • We open the terminal and type this:

cd /private/var/mobile/Library/Downloads/

we press enter

We wrote this:

unrar e archive "respecting the blank spaces«

archive It's the name you renamed earlier; obviously, you can put any name that will be used to decompress.

ZIP files

We follow the same steps as with the RAR file, except that in the terminal we will type this:

Unzip the file "remember to leave spaces and press enter between lines"


There you have it, the file will be unzipped and ready to use.