Questions tagged [disk-image]
A file with the .dmg extension, often used for installing applications.
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How do I remove a disk image that I created myself?
I went to disk utility and created a new image with 1.5 GB of my hard disk.
Now I want to remove it and have all the space back for my Macintosh HD. Nothing seems to work. If I eject it, it's not ...
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“Create disk image” disabled
My 2015 MacBook Pro has become unbootable after software update for 10.14.5 failed to install. Because I do not have a recent backup, I would like to create a disk image of the entire boot disk. ...
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Burning an iso image for a bootable (linux) DVD
I just used Finder File|Burn Disk Image on an ubuntu installation ISO. It completed yet it at least seems to not be bootable. When I place it in the boot USB drive and restart the linux laptop it ...
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Password protecting a macOS .dmg file with a keyfile instead of a password, without using veracrypt
I need to create either an ISO, ZIP archive, or DMG image on Mac OS that is LOCKED, and can only be unlocked and decrypted using a special external keyfile. Essentially, this is the exact same thing ...
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How long does it take to convert a cdr to an iso? [closed]
I ran the command
sudo dd if=/dev/disk# of=/Volumes/Path/To.iso
at about 6am this morning. It's now almost 2pm and the command is still running. The cdr input image is about 300GBs.
I have a Late ...
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Using dd to image a corrupted Windows disk?
What is the proper way to use dd (or anything else - asr?) to create an image of a corrupted yet readable Windows disk?
If what I am using (see below) is correct, then is it possible that an image of ...
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create image of the disk in recovery mode
My disk won't mount and I can access it only via recovery mode. I have backed up some important data on a USB, but now I would like to ask how to create an image of the disk in recovery mode (using ...
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What does a .dmg verify?
Whenever I open a .dmg, my computer says that it is Verifying… for a moment. I'm just curious as to what it is doing at this time. Is it running a checksum, checking if it is the same as the online ...
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How can I stop DiskUtilities from requesting permission every time I try to create an image from a CD
I have a big stack of CDs from the 90s that I want to keep the data from, but don't want the physical CD anymore. So I'm using Disk Utility to create the disk images.
Every time I do (by right-...
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Unable to eject disk images or drives in High Sierra
I am running a MacBook Pro Early 2015 13" on High Sierra 10.13.5, and keep getting the "X disk cannot be ejected because one or more programs might be using it" message, when apparently there is no ...
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Create disk image which can be read on Windows
I am interested in creating a disk image, using Disk Utility (or any other software) on macOS which can also be read on Windows.
Disk Utility provides the ability to create .dmg, .sparseimage, and ....
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macOS High Sierra 17G2112 vs 17G65
I was trying to use
installinstallmacos.py to create an installer disk image for High Sierra 10.13.6 (I need an offline installer and downloading from App Store only downloads a ~4MiB stub file with ...
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See a log of all DMG files that were mounted
Today I saw for a very brief moment (like a fraction of a second) an alert telling me that some “BaseSystem.dmg” file was being mounted, even though I wasn’t trying to mount anything, nevertheless a ...
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Recover data in Sparsebundle disk Image
I'm afraid I'm out of luck but... I followed the directions in various places,
# hdiutil -nomount -noverify -noautofsck SecureRecords.sparsebundle
/dev/disk1
# fsck_hfs -drfy /dev/disk1
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MacBook Air High Sierra disk image not recognised couldn't open
I created a disk image from a folder using disk utility and now when I double click it to open it i get an error message saying image couldn't be opened. Image not recognised. What can I do?
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Is a Sparse Bundle image or Sparse Image better for many files 3 TB external hard drive 4TB?
I'm on a Mac and Windows PC, and have many files (videos, photos, documents, iTunes Backups, but without Windows or macOS system backup)
the size is 3TB or larger in my old external hard drive.
I use ...
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How to Mount a Sparsebundle Disk Image from Time Machine Backup?
I have several sparse bundle disk images on my system, used for various purposes (mostly to prevent Time Machine from backing up the entirety of very large files).
However, I'm planning to ...
