Saturday, January 2, 2010

Windows Blocked Files



This one comes with a story.  I downloaded a file from the US Census Bureau at work.  I tried a few ways to unzip the file, but kept getting the error below:



However, when following the instructions to unblock the file, it doesn't work.  I ultimately copied the file over to my trusty MacBook Pro and tried (by double-clicking on it), to no avail.  Then, I opened up Terminal (which has its own space on the dock on my Mac), and unzipped it with a minor complaint.  After this, I talked to our IT consultant, who also tried to unblock the file, and while he could get the instructions, he did not have an unblock button (which wouldn't have worked).

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