Questions tagged [dmg]
Apple Disk iMaGe file format
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Installing OS X Yosemite from compressed DMG file in VMware Fusion
I would like to install OS X Yosemite in VMware Fusion 7.0.
If I select the DMG file my university is providing, VMware is unable to boot from the DMG file.
The image is a compressed DMG.
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Problem moving application from DMG file
I downloaded vlc-2.2.1.dmg to my computer and it opens ok. When I try to copy the app to the Application folder I get this error message.
When I try to open VLC from the DMG file it runs fine. I ...
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How to open .dmg file or install XCode on Windows?
I am mostly windows developer and had to step into iDevelopmentWorld.
Went to apple to get XCode, downloaded it, however file extension is .dmg. Windows does not recognize it as executable and throws ...
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Disable 'hide toolbar' in Finder
Is it possible to permanently overwrite the 'Hide Toolbar' and 'Hide Sidebar' setting in the Finder, particularly in DMG images with downloaded Applications, so that the toolbar and sidebar are always ...
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Getting Garbled Alert popup in Yosemite
When I clicked on a proprietary dmg, I found this garbled alert. Whereas previously in the 10.8.x version, this DMG message is clear, it is unreadable with 10.9 and later.
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how do I launch firefox after installing it?
I downloaded the .dmg for Firefox, clicked on it, was prompted to drag it to the Applications folder, did so, but cannot launch it.
The directions are to drag the icon from Applications to the dock......
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Why do downloaded applications arrive as .dmg files
When downloading most applications from websites they are usually packaged into dmg files.
Is there any specific reason why people distribute apps in dmg files instead of zip files?
If so why do ...
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“Identical” DMGs: one installs, one does not
We've got a DMG from a vendor that we put on our web server for download. After download, the file on my Mac (OSX 10.10.1) is identical to the original file (did a hex compare), and the DMG mounts ...
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What are the differences between Dreamweaver_14_LS20.dmg and Dreamweaver_13_LS20.dmg?
I find that there are two versions of Dreamweaver CC for Mac OSX, one is Dreamweaver_14_LS20 and another is Dreamweaver_13_LS20. Can anyone tell me what is the exactly differences between these two ...
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Why does hdiutil fail on symlinks when creaing an image of a Time Machine backup?
I am trying to create a compressed disk image of a Time Machine backup (that is stored on an external HDD) on Yosemite.
hdiutil fails on the first symlink it comes across.
Before the failure, there ...
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Is it possible to restore OS X .dmg file to External Drive?
I recently traded in my iMac with 1TB HDD for a MacBook Pro with a 256 GB flash drive.
I want to restore my previous hard drive but obviously it won't fit on the new hard drive.
Is it possible to ...
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Unlock an encrypted DMG on login
How can I unlock an encrypted DMG on login?
Something graphical to hdiutil mount ~/Desktop/secure.dmg
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When installing an application is there any way to avoid any drag and drop?
When installing an application from a DMG file one needs to drag the new application into the application folder (or some other folders).
Is there any way to avoid this drag and drop (any new ...
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Can't figure out how to correctly install .app
I downloaded a dmg which apparently OS X mounted as a drive or something. Then I googled around to find out I should ctrl+clicked -> open the program and get past the warning messages.
I closed the ...
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DIsk Image shows larger size unmounted then when mounted. How to fix
I have an encrypted dmg (Mac OS Extended Journaled) read/write and it shows a size of of 768.46 GB unmounted but only has a mounted capacity of 665.72 GB. I think something may have been corrupted ...
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Unable to convert dmg to encrypted dmg on Yosemite
When I try to convert a regular (internet downloaded) dmg file to an encrypted dmg (256-bit AES) using Disk Utility on Yosemite it gives me this error message:
How do I get this to work on Yosemite? ...
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How to “chroot” a terminal inside a DMG?
I'm doing security research and for that purpose I use an SHA-2 encrypted DMG to store the tools and files I work with (containing confidential client info), to protect them from forensic examination ...
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DMG or Package Installer
If I need to download an App, what method of installer should I prefer DMG or Package Installer? Which has greater advantage.
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hdiutil: compact failed – Function not implemented
When compacting a sparse image with the hdiutil compact command, it fails with the message hdiutil: compact failed – Function not implemented.
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Finder remounts DMG files that I opened previously
When I mount a .dmg file or open files in my drive (using text editor or other app), the Finder will automatically remount all .dmg images that I used before.
For example, I do something in DMG A, ...
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How can I resolve this error during a dmg copy operation
I am trying to copy a 200GB dmg file between two disks (one firewire, one local) and see this error:
The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data in “mbp_18_06_2011.dmg” can’t be read or ...
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Finder shows .dmg is unmounted, Trash refuses to delete it
I downloaded a .dmg file for an application, and now after installing the app and unmounting the .dmg I can't delete the .dmg file because Trash says it's "in use". Finder shows no mounted .dmgs, yet ...
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Deleted Users Confusion/Worry
I found a 'Deleted Users' folder, which apeard on the side bar of the finder some how, which I've never seen before. I'm confused how they got here and why I never saw them before.
It has two .dmg ...
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DMG password protection under Mavericks
Under Snow Leopard I applied password protection to some archives on a Flash drive. Upgrading to Lion and later Mountain Lion did not affect that protection, but Mavericks strips it from some (not all)...
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Opera dmg corrupt
I have been trying to download the Opera DMG from my Mac OSX on a very slow internet.
Everytime, the download starts, reaches a little above 1 MB, and then shows as download complete. When I try ...
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Install Ghostscript on OS X 10.9 using DMG file
I want to install Ghostscript on my OS X 10.9 using a valid DMG file, where can i find it?
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Secure access to data while retaining convenience and performance
I am looking for a convenient solution to the following problem:
I have some large data (tens of GB) that resides on the hard drive of a Mac. Access to the data needs to be restricted so even users ...
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Mounted encrypted disk images are accessible by other users
Is it normal that mounted encrypted disk images appear on the other user's desktop as well if you have two different users at the same computer? This phenomena has been around for some time now. I ...
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How to access a newly mounted DMG from VMWare Fusion (Windows 8.1)?
I'm running Windows 8.1 on VMWare Fusion, on top of OS X 10.8.5.
I have some DMG files on Mac that I mount sometimes to work with.
These are some encrypted data folders.
Can I access them from the ...
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VirtualBox: run OS X inside OS X
I am using Oracle VirtualBox to run OS X inside OS X.
This entails running OS X on Mac-branded hardware so
does not break any license agreements.
I am following the instructions on this site:
http://...
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OS X Mavericks: InstallESD.dmg and BaseSystem.dmg [duplicate]
I would like to make a bootable DMG or ISO file with OS X Mavericks on it.
I want to then burn this file to a DVD-ROM (or, alternatively, make a bootable
USB stick with it).
From what I've read, ...
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Are the files in an encrypted dmg actually in plain text on the hard disk
It seems standard to use Disk Utility to create an encrypted disk image. I would like to know how secure this is. I can imagine that the "encrypted" files are not really encrypted at all, and continue ...
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What do I do if the disk image data is corrupted?
I am trying to install Sims 3, but it opens a window saying that "The following disk images couldn't be opened because the image data was corrupted." What can I do to resolve this issue?
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Removing non App Store apps
I use several apps installed using .dmg files downloaded from other sources rather than direct from the App Store.
When I try to remove them through Launchpad, these apps will not show the X button ...
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How to disable dmg autorun?
I have downloaded a dmg file called BaiduYun_2.2.0.dmg, which, on double-click, shows the license agreement window straight away, instead of showing an installation package or an application that can ...
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How to make a .dmg file?
I know how to make a .dmg file but I do not know how developers (Mostly games) create a window where there is the software file and sometimes theres a readme file. When I create, It shows just a ...
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Drives and dmg's mounting okay but not appearing in the Finder sidebar
Drives and dmg's are mounting okay on my Mac, and I can find them at /Volumes/. However, they aren't appearing in the sidebar in the Finder. What's the best way to start fixing this?
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Why do all of the .dmg files I download end up on my desktop?
When I download a .dmg file it somehow ends up on my desktop automatically. Even after I install the .dmg, it is still on my desktop.
How do I stop these from appearing on my desktop? Should they be ...
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In Disk Utility, what advantages do “read/write disk image”s have over “sparse bundle disk image”s?
If I want a read/write disk image, then aren't sparse bundle disk images always the way to go? They start at 0 kb in size, and grow to accommodate whatever you add to them, and if you delete stuff, ...
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How can I convert a DMG to ISO on Mac OS X (preferably for free)?
I have medical records within Windows software within a DMG disk image. How can I convert the DMG to an ISO format on Mac OS X? Is it possible to do it within Disk Utility or CLI easily, or do I need ...
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.dmg files organization
Today I needed to view the contents of OS X's SDKs, which are published as .dmg's.
To my surprise, I discovered that the structure is as follows :
The .dmg contains a hidden .pkg files
The .pkg ...
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Image files made with Disk Utility creates parent folder
I'm using OS X 10.5.8., updated from 10.5.2. which I installed from the two installation DVDs that came with my MB404 MacBook.
I recently found my original 10.5.2. installation DVDs, which I thought ...
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Mount a disk image as physical USB drive?
I have an certificate manager ("BankID") that allows me to export certificates from its certificate store. However, for some stupid reason it only allows me to export these certificates to USB drives, ...
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How to change the background of an DMG Software License Agreement dialog?
When I create my own dmg-images, I always attach a software license agreement to them. When I opened the flattened image, I always got the Jaguar "X" in the background of the agreement dialog, where I ...
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auto unmount .dmg if it has not been accessed for a while
Is there a way to automatically unmount a specific volume (mounted from a .dmg/.sparseimage) if it has not been accessed for a specified period?
EDIT:
This would be especially useful for password ...
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Is there any way to crack a password-protected disk image?
I have created a .dmg file with password. Unfortunately I forgot the password and I my Google searches have not resulted in a way to reset the password of this .dmg file.
Please help me find a ...
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How to convert .dmg to Directory-folder
I just Create one Directory to .dmg file using Disk Utility. Can anyone Please Tel me how to convert .dmg file in to older Directory-folder.
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hdiutil convert/rsize resource temporarily unavailable
When trying to convert or resize a dmg image I get the error:
hdiutil: convert failed Resource Temporarily Unavailable error
or
hdiutil: resize: failed. Resource temporarily unavailable (35).
(...
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Finder opens new window each time
I just created a DMG and threw some folders in it. If I double-click a folder it opens in a new Finder window each time. Folders outside of the DMG are still opening normally. Holding option when I ...
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Best way to back up old CD-ROMS?
I'm trying to backup all of my old backup CDs from over 10 years ago to simple DMG files on my harddrive - since CD's die (already have one that won't read) and they take up a ton of physical space!
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