Sometimes "File/Clean…" Doesn't

Submitted by DarylF2 on Sat, 2007-05-26 17:33
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First of all, I LOVE BetterZip and use it often.

I frequently need to send files to co-workers who use Windows, and so use "File/Clean…" a lot. Sometimes, though, "File/Clean…" doesn't work.

I have a QuickKey macro set up to trigger the Finder's internal "File/Create Archive" command when I press a key combination. I then open that zip file in BetterZip and it contains both my Word document and a "__MACOSX" folder (as expected). In BetterZip, I then select "File/Clean…" and it often does nothing; the "__MACOSX" folder isn't removed. I then select "File/Compatibility Mode" and the "__MACOSX" folder usually gets removed then. Sometimes, though, it immediately reappears after it disappears...

I notice this most with zip archives containing a single Microsoft Word 2004 document.

Any ideas?

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Submitted by Robert on Sun, 2007-05-27 19:40.

The clean function has changed in version 1.4. It no longer removes the __MACOSX folder but files and folders satisfying the patterns you configured in the Preferences window. Please see the documentation for a more complete explanation.

When you switch to Compatibility mode, do you do anything between the disappearing / reappearing of the __MACOSX folder, e.g. saving the archive, adding other files?