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Archive Utility.app "Error identifying a writable temporary folder"
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I had to restore my Mac today from a Time Machine backup. Everything went swimmingly, except for now I can't seem to unzip files using Archive Utility.app. Wherever I try to unzip files on my 'Macintosh HD' volume I always get the error: However, if I move the archive to one of my Firewire external…
Error Output
Error identifying a writable temporary folder. Try moving the archive to another volume.
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