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How can I open .tar.zst files at Mac?

aior

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Normally you can not open .tar.zst files at Mac.
I downloaded these files as backup of DirectAdmin software.

To open a `.tar.zst` file on macOS, you'll need to install the necessary tools to decompress the Zstandard (zst) compressed tarball. Here's a step-by-step guide:

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When you try top open that's what you get:

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When you click search App Store you would find nothing:

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But here is the solution:

1. Install Homebrew (if you haven't already)

Homebrew is a package manager for macOS, and it will make the process of installing other tools a breeze.

To install Homebrew, open the Terminal application and paste in the following command:


Code:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.

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2. Install Zstandard (zstd)

Once Homebrew is installed, you can easily install Zstandard by entering the following command in the Terminal:


Code:
install zstd

3. Decompress the .tar.zst file

After installing Zstandard, you can decompress the `.tar.zst` file using the `unzstd` command. To do this, navigate to the directory containing your `.tar.zst` file using the `cd` command, and then execute the following:

Take your file to desktop

and at terminal type

Code:
cd desktop

Then type your filename with:

Code:
unzstd user.admin.psikologbul.tar.zst.zst

After that you will get your file with .tar. Then double click that file with sequence below:

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