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how to download FLAC files onto a Mac?

CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
edited September 2008 in Technical Stuff and Help
i can't seem to download FLAC files onto my Mac...it shows as a blank page and asks for an application...I'm new to this...any help?
"I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
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  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    Open the FLAC files with either one of these applications.

    FLACfront http://flac.sourceforge.net/download.html
    or
    WINamp http://www.winamp.com/player

    Good luck :)
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    is it supposed to take forever to download?
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    is it supposed to take forever to download?
    The FLAC files are huge so if that's what you're referring to then yes. It'll take awhile to download FLACs b/c the memorybite is in the 500-600+MBs unlike the MP3's.

    My connecting is slow so it does take me like 3-4 hours to download something that is 500MB.
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    LongRd. wrote:
    The FLAC files are huge so if that's what you're referring to then yes. It'll take awhile to download FLACs b/c the memorybite is in the 500-600+MBs unlike the MP3's.

    My connecting is slow so it does take me like 3-4 hours to download something that is 500MB.
    ok that's about right then...it's been a few hours and it says i have 15 mins left.
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • LONGRDLONGRD Posts: 6,036
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    ok that's about right then...it's been a few hours and it says i have 15 mins left.
    Cool! now have you downlaod both the .rar files?

    once both are downloaded then you can extract them together to open by using Winrar. http://www.rarlab.com/download.htm (MAC)

    It seems complicated but once you get a hang of it it'll be easy.
    Once you downloaded both the .Rar files, holla back if you're having trouble opening them. :)
    PJ- 04/29/2003.06/24,25,27,28,30/2008.10/27,28,30,31/2009
    EV- 08/09,10/2008.06/08,09/2009
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    there's something i'm not doing right.
    i downloaded macflac...it showed up as an icon on my desktop....then i did the mega up load....they downloaded as pages (?) then the link u just gave me just looks like a folder icon.

    i don't know how to get any of them to work together. :(
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    there's something i'm not doing right.
    i downloaded macflac...it showed up as an icon on my desktop....then i did the mega up load....they downloaded as pages (?) then the link u just gave me just looks like a folder icon.

    i don't know how to get any of them to work together. :(
    http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffitexpander/index.html

    Try this, stuffit expander.

    OPen files with stuff it expander and then choose the destination of your choice for the files. Opening them in itunes would work well.
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
  • CHANGEinWAVESCHANGEinWAVES Posts: 10,169
    HushBull wrote:
    http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffitexpander/index.html

    Try this, stuffit expander.

    OPen files with stuff it expander and then choose the destination of your choice for the files. Opening them in itunes would work well.
    so what will this do?
    i don't know how any of this stuff works!
    "I'm not present, I'm a drug that makes you dream"
  • HushBullHushBull Posts: 996
    CHANGEinWAVES wrote:
    so what will this do?
    i don't know how any of this stuff works!

    It extracts files. Simply, right click and open with stuff it. It will then ask you for the destination point of the files. What errors/messages are you receiving?
    "When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro"
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