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Mac OS X does not use EXE files so there is no extraction tool. To find the contents of a Mac application right click on the applications icon and select Show Package Contents from the menu. The free utility: Stuffit Expander is capable of extracting EXE files on Mac OS X!

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Most compressed files (such as a ZIPped file) can be double clicked to extract their content.

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