I am not able to open a .tgz file on a Mac

I am not able to open a .tgz file on a Mac. I tried unarchiver, stock software, commander, stuffit. What can I do?


  • Open Terminal
  • mkdir ~/Downloads/unpacked
  • cd ~/Downloads/unpacked
  • Type tar -xf (notice the trailing space), drag & drop the file into the Terminal window and then press Return