How do I bypass Archive Utility?

I am trying to use Masterwriter on my MAC. It is a songwriting software that stores it's files in ZIP format. You open the program and the files are accessable (you never actually go directly to the file). When I DO go to "look" at the file where it is stored (not to open it), the file name is in black font but there is an exclamation point next to the file name. What does that mean? It can't mean that it "can't find the file" because when I open program and click on the songs, everything is there. I have the same program on my Dell laptop. The developer tells me that the files are in the same format (zip) and can be used in either their MAC version or their PC version. Here's where it gets reallky weird. I can create a song on the MAC and save it, export it onto a flashdrive, import it into the program on the Dell, and it works great. When I try it the OTHER way (Dell to MAC), I can "see" the files on the flashdrive, but the are in grey font (with exclamation point) and I cannot select them.
What/where/how can I get the MAC to allow Masterwriter to import these ZIP files using MW software? Is the problem because MAC thinks it's supposed to only use Archive Utility for all ZIP files? Help!

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I look forward to your kind advice and insights.
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*HOW TO DELETE THE ARCHIVE LOGS ON THE STANDBY*

HOW TO DELETE THE ARCHIVE LOGS ON THE STANDBY
I have set the RMAN CONFIGURE ARCHIVELOG DELETION POLICY TO APPLIED ON STANDBY; on my physical standby server.
My archivelog files are not deleted on standby.
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Setting the Policy will not delete the Archive logs on the Standby. ( I found a thread where the Data Guard product manager says "The deletion policy on both sides will do what you want" ). However I still
like to clean them off with RMAN.
I would use RMAN to delete them so that it can use that Policy are you are protected in case of Gap, transport issue etc.
There are many ways to do this. You can simply run RMAN and have it clean out the Archive.
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#!/bin/bash
# Name: db_rman_arch_standby.sh
# Purpose: Database rman backup
# Usage : db_rman_arch_standby <DBNAME>
if [ "$1" ]
then DBNAME=$1
else
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exit 1
fi
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exit
EOF
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What is the maximum file size allowed by Yosemite's Archive Utility?

I've seen radically different answers to this question, ranging from ".zip files have a 4GB size limit" to "no limit other than the OS maximum file size". It's been very difficult to find current info on this.
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The 1,048,576 rows & 16,384 columns is the
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Trying to download Archive Utility - or Unarchive utility

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It appears that I have "lost" my archive utility. It no longer exists. Therefore, I cannot open any .zip files or .app or, anything! How can I get it back? Or is there a different method?

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