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marrejr
User level: Level 1 (4 points)

.jar files automatically convert into .zip file

my jar files automatically turn into zip file. When i try to download a .jar file it automatically turns it to a .zip file, i have the "safe" downloads setting off in safari, ive tried another browser and it works perfectly fine.

Posted on Sep 21, 2026 1:32 PM

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VikingOSX
User level: Level 10 (131,878 points)

Sep 22, 2026 4:47 AM in response to marrejr

If I recall, a .jar file is a already zip container.


Don't use the Safari Save As… You can click on the .jar file or right-click on it and choose Download Linked File and it will arrive as a .jar. Looks like this in macOS 27 Finder after download:



And you can use the zipinfo(1L) command in the Terminal to inspect its contents.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256362194