Have you ever experienced an issue where a disk image is mounted then subsequently unmounted, but disk space of the same quantity as the image remains occupied on your startup volume (hard disk)? If ...

If you've ever downloaded a DMG file from a website, you've dealt with a disk image. Disk images are a kind of virtual disk--like a CD or DVD or even a hard drive. They store files in a way that acts ...

One useful OS X feature is the ability to create disk images. A disk image is a single file that, when double-clicked, appears like a typical hard drive to the operating system. (Most software you ...

An archive or disk image may have utility in speeding up a whole disk backup because the internal file structure is now hidden from the file system. Instead of numerous files and directories in the ...

Sometimes a specific disk image in OS X will automatically mount if a file on it is targeted by the system. Here are some methods for fixing this issue. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, ...

Although .dmg is a macOS disk format, there are a number reasons of why you'd want open them on Windows computers. Here's how to get started. The .dmg (Disk Image) suffix is associated with Apple's ...

Windows only: A small Windows utility called the Virtual CD-ROM Control Panel can mount an .ISO disk image and access the files on it as if it were burned to CD or DVD. Similar to previously-mentioned ...

I purchased a license of Windows 7 Ultimate from my university. I plant to upgrade a Windows 7 Home PC to Ultimate and then to Windows 10 Pro. It much cheaper than purchasing the Pro upgrade from MS.

The New York Public Library’s digital curator of performing arts Doug Reside has posted a useful guide to recovering old data from floppy discs. The New York Public Library’s digital curator of ...