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making a dmg file?
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I've read it somewhere and I couldn't find it anywhere on this forum.
I was wondering how do I make an application into dmg file?? I know it has to do something wtih Disk Utility. But I wasn't sure how?
Anyone care to type down instructions? Thanks!
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Are you wanting to bundle an application for distribution or are you doing this for backup purposes or what? Just wondering...
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Originally posted by gorickey:
Are you wanting to bundle an application for distribution or are you doing this for backup purposes or what? Just wondering...
Yeah, just for back up purpose. I plan to store in a cd. Thanks
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Originally posted by Matt OS X:
Yeah, just for back up purpose. I plan to store in a cd. Thanks
You don't need to make a disk image to store things on a CD. Just insert a blank CD-R, choose "Open Finder", drag the files to the CD icon, click on the CD, and choose Burn from the File menu.
If you want to make a disk image, it's easy - just click the big "New Image" button in Disk Utility's toolbar.
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Originally posted by CharlesS:
You don't need to make a disk image to store things on a CD. Just insert a blank CD-R, choose "Open Finder", drag the files to the CD icon, click on the CD, and choose Burn from the File menu.
If you want to make a disk image, it's easy - just click the big "New Image" button in Disk Utility's toolbar.
I did click on "new image" on disk utlitiy but I wasn't sure what to do next...
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Originally posted by Matt OS X:
I did click on "new image" on disk utlitiy but I wasn't sure what to do next...
Uh, just choose a size from the "Size" menu. Then give it a name and hit "Create". Bam! One delicious disk image, ready to go.
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Originally posted by CharlesS:
Uh, just choose a size from the "Size" menu. Then give it a name and hit "Create". Bam! One delicious disk image, ready to go.
I'm sorry to say that I still dont get it. I wanted to create a dmg file with one of applciation. Could someone kindly please type down the instructions step by step?? Thanks!
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try dmgmaker (versiontracker.com)
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Originally posted by Matt OS X:
I'm sorry to say that I still dont get it. I wanted to create a dmg file with one of applciation. Could someone kindly please type down the instructions step by step?? Thanks!
1. Open Disk Utility.
2. Click the "New Image" button in the toolbar.
3. Type a name for the image.
4. Choose what size you'd like.
5. Hit Create.
You're done! You now have a blank disk image. You can put anything you want on it.
edit: maybe you wanted to make a compressed disk image? In that case, get DMG Tool from VersionTracker - it makes that easy. Otherwise, just follow the above. It's easy, and there's not much else you need to do.
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Originally posted by CharlesS:
1. Open Disk Utility.
2. Click the "New Image" button in the toolbar.
3. Type a name for the image.
4. Choose what size you'd like.
5. Hit Create.
You're done! You now have a blank disk image. You can put anything you want on it.
edit: maybe you wanted to make a compressed disk image? In that case, get DMG Tool from VersionTracker - it makes that easy. Otherwise, just follow the above. It's easy, and there's not much else you need to do.
 at CharlesS for putting " " on me.. Thank you for your patience.
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Originally posted by Matt OS X:
at CharlesS for putting " " on me.. Thank you for your patience.
Sorry, long week, finals, certain evil professor on one of the finals, no sleep.
I just got a little annoyed because it seemed like you weren't trying, or even looking at the app, but rather you wanted someone to post a step-by-step walkthrough for a simple process before you'd even touch it. Plus, it had already been explained - the only difference between my explanation and the previous one was that I had added 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. And besides this, there is a step-by-step walkthrough telling how to make a blank image in the Help for Disk Utility anyway, which is almost the same as mine.
But yeah, I overreacted. Sorry about that. Bad week, and all.
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