How to Open a DMG File in Windows Martin Hendrikx Updated April 2, 2018, 10:29pm EDT Whether you are an avid Mac programmer using a Windows PC, or you just found a DMG file on your Windows machine, it can be useful to know what it is and how to open it.
Files in .dmg format are easier for Mac users to download and install than other file formats. This document describes how to convert a file saved on a CD or DVD into a .dmg file, and how to burn the .dmg file onto another CD/DVD.
Opening Disk Utility
Insert the CD/DVD with the file you want to convert into a CD-burning capable Mac.
Open Finder. Click on Applications, then double-click on the Utilities folder.
Double-click on Disk Utility to open the application.
You can convert any dmg to iso, according to this tutorial. After that, you can handle the file like you are used to. Jun 30, 2015 3. Click “New” to open the selection screen. Open the folder that stores the.DMG file in the window on the right, then drag the file into the “Compilation” area on the left. Click “Burn Now.” 5. Click “Burn” to start writing the.DMG file to the DVD. The DMG files normally contain program installation files for Apple system and applications, but they can also be used to hold compressed files. With PowerISO, you can manipulate dmg files on Windows PC. PowerISO can burn dmg file directly to a CD / DVD disc. You needn't convert dmg to iso file. The speed of the extraction depends on the size of the DMG file and the speed of your PC. When the extraction is finished, you can browse the files in a regular File Explorer window. You can view or edit the files using any of the regular File Explorer features or whatever apps you use. So you downloaded an.iso or.dmg file, and now you want to burn it to CD or DVD on your Mac. No extra software is required. The delightfully useful Disk Utility built into OS X can burn. AnyBurn will start burning DMG file to the disc. If the disc is rewritable and not empty, anyburn will prompt you to erase the disc automatically before burning. AnyBurn will show the progress information during burning. After the burning completes, you should see the message, 'Burning completed successfully'.
Creating a DMG file
In the Disk Utility window, go to the menu on the left and highlight the name of the disk you mounted.
Click on the File menu at the top of the screen. From the drop-down menu, click New, then Disk Image From [name of your disk].
Type a name for your new file, then navigate to the Desktop to save the file there.
Under Image Format, choose compressed.
Click Save. You now have a .dmg file saved on your desktop. Next, you can burn the file onto a blank CD/DVD.
Burning the DMG file
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Eject the original CD/DVD from the computer and insert a blank one. If you are prompted with a pop-up window, click Ignore.
Return to Disk Utility, and click the Burn button at the top of the window.
Navigate to the Desktop, and highlight the .dmg file you saved. Click Burn.
Click Burn again in the new window to accept default settings.
Once the program finishes burning the disk, it will automatically eject. You should now have a burned CD or DVD with a copy of the original file saved in .dmg format.
BurnDMG file
DMG files are Mac OSX disc image file. It is commonly used on Mac OSX system, just like ISO file on Windows. Most of Mac OSX software are packed into a dmg file, which can be mounted as a volume within the OSX Finder, thus you can install the software without using a physical disc. AnyBurn can extract dmg file, convert dmg file to iso format, or burn dmg file to a new disc directly. To burn a DMG file, please follow the below steps,
1. Run AnyBurn, then click 'Burn image file to disc'.
2. The 'Burn image file' page will show. You can select the source DMG file by clicking 'Browse' button. The burning drive list will list all writers connected to the computer, please select the correct one from the list if multiple writers are connected.
The default burning speed is the maximum speed allowed. You can select a slower speed from the speed list if needed.
Check the option 'Verify written data' if you want to compare the data written to the new disc with the original data to make sure that the new disc is readable, and all files are identical with the source files.
Click 'More settings...' if you want to change other settings, such as simulation burning, setting number of copies, or burning to multiple drives at once.
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Click 'Burn Now' to start burning the DMG file.
3. AnyBurn will start burning DMG file to the disc. If the disc is rewritable and not empty, anyburn will prompt you to erase the disc automatically before burning.
AnyBurn will show the progress information during burning. After the burning completes, you should see the message, 'Burning completed successfully'. If 'Verify written data' option is set, and data verifying completes successfully, you should see the message, 'Verifying media completed successfully'.