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Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 07:21 AM

I just reformatted my Mac, and backed up a good portion of my data using Disk Images (since my backup space was a windows comp, and it didn't like a lot of my file names).
All of them have remounted fine, EXCEPT one.

This one contained some pretty irreplacable data which I've built up over 3 or so years.

It won't mount though. Doing so leaves me with the dialog:
" "xxxxxx.dmg" failed to mount due to error 95. (no mountable file systems)

The disk image was created exactly the same as all the others (dragging the folder onto Disk Copy, with the same settings). The 1.96gb, if that is of any relevance. I've copied the dmg's back onto the mac hd before mounting them (this one, I've copied over twice)

Can anybody tell how to mount this, or any other workaround to get my precious data?

Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 09:06 AM

Anyone?

I've read through some apple kbase stuff - and the only vague suggestion was that it was a permissions problem potentially - so I've run disk utility and repaired all permissions - that's all good. I've ever tried logging into Root to do it. Still no go though. I really do need to get what's inside this disk image.

Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 10:01 AM

Please!!???

I'm sorry to keep nagging - but these are very important files, and really do need help with this!

malvolio · Jan 29, 2003, 02:27 PM

Which OS are you running? If this problem is occuring in OS X, try booting up in OS 9 to mount the .dmg (or vice versa).

hellmachine · Jan 29, 2003, 02:48 PM

Originally posted by Nathan Adams:
Can anybody tell how to mount this, or any other workaround to get my precious data? [/B]

warning, superstupid question:
have you tried a restart?
i had the same problem, but with any disk image. after restart it worked again.
dunno if this help...
good luck.

Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 06:27 PM

yeah, i've tried restarting - no difference

I haven't reinstalled os 9 yet. how do I do it over os x?
at the moment it's 10.2, although i'm just about to run the 10.2.3 update.

Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 07:44 PM

well I just tried in OS 9 (i didn't have to install it! just ran it off the boot cd), but os 9's disk copy wouldn't mount any DMG, said it didn't recognise the file format. Even on the dmg's that mounted fine before.

Gul Banana · Jan 29, 2003, 07:55 PM

I have heard suggestions in the past that disk images containing files from OS 9 and below can be damaged by storage on windows due to resource forks being stripped out.. but I don't know how accurate that is...

Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 07:58 PM

these files never saw the light of day in os 9. I run os x exclusively.

CheesePuff · Jan 29, 2003, 08:13 PM

I've gotten this error as well, and it just didn't open. I think it may have been a bad transfer to the backup disk?

Nathan Adams · Jan 29, 2003, 08:18 PM

possibly... but is there anyway of opening it and at least salvaging some of the data?

exsilio · Jun 12, 2003, 10:40 PM

I'm getting this same error now too.

A buddy of mine can open the files just fine, but I get that error 95.

Any progress on a solution?

Thanks.

jszrules · Jun 12, 2003, 10:48 PM

hi, this thread might help:

http://forums.macnn.com/showthread.p...hreadid=164198

bradoesch · Jun 13, 2003, 12:26 AM

You could try a program called Mount. You can find it at www.versiontracker.com