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Contributor gruntzen on the System category

.zip files created on OSX systems extract useless __MACOSX folder  
Written by gruntzen the 29 Apr 12 at 20:35. Global category: System. Not an idea
As a person who frequently exchanges files with Linux, Windows, and Apple users, I frequently deal with archives from all three systems. Whenever I extract a zip file created on an Apple system and navigate to the specified folder, there is an additional level of depth in the folder tree, containing both another folder with the requested name, but also a useless (on Ubuntu) folder called "__MACOSX".

This is an incredibly irritating behaviour that inhibits workflow and polish.
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Solution #1: File Roller could automatically remove the __MACOSX folder when extracting
Written by gruntzen the 29 Apr 12 at 20:35.
I'm not a programmer, but I wouldn't imagine it would be too difficult to have file-roller simply not extract that file.

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