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.dmg File Extension
Developer: AppleFile type: Mac OS X Disk Image FileYou're here because you have a file that has a file extension ending in .dmg. Files with the file extension .dmg can only be launched by certain applications. It's possible that .dmg files are data files rather than documents or media, which means they're not meant to be viewed at all.what is a .dmg file?
Disk image files that are stored in the DMG file format and are appended with the .dmg extension are intended as virtual disks for Mac OS X platforms. These DMG files can be mounted unto a virtual drive or directly activated to launch the Apple Disk Utility program, in order to view and use the content of these .dmg files. Some installer distributions of third party applications for Mac OS X platforms are packaged as virtual disks that are stored in the DMG format, and these virtual disks are distributed as .dmg files. Windows file compression and decompression tools like 7-Zip and PeaZip can be used in a Windows-based computer to open and view the content of these DMG files.how to open a .dmg file?
Launch a .dmg file, or any other file on your PC, by double-clicking it. If your file associations are set up correctly, the application that's meant to open your .dmg file will open it. It's possible you may need to download or purchase the correct application. It's also possible that you have the correct application on your PC, but .dmg files aren't yet associated with it. In this case, when you try to open a .dmg file, you can tell Windows which application is the correct one for that file. From then on, opening a .dmg file will open the correct application. Click here to fix .dmg file association errorsapplications that open a .dmg file
Apple Disk UtilityApple Disk Utility
Apple Disk Utility is developed for performing tasks of disks on Mac computers, specifically Mac OS X. This means that this disk utility software is designed by Apply for their very own computers. There are different tasks and functions this tool provides which can be accessed from the command line of Mac OS X with the hdiutil commands and diskutil commands. Among the tasks of this disk utility product are the following: creating, conversing, compressing and encrypting of disk images from file formats supported to .A href="/file-extensions/dmg">.dmg or for .A href="/file-extensions/cdr">.cdr (CD and DVD) images; mounting or unmounting and ejecting of all variety of disks; enabling or disabling of journaling; verifying permissions and disk’s integrity with repair tool; as well as erasing, formatting, cloning and partitioning of disks. Other than these tasks, Disk Utility also has functions to check the S.M.A.R.T status of a hard disk drive, burn disk images to CDs and DVDs (HFS+ format type), erase CDs and DVDs that are rewritable, restore volumes from ASR images, merge, create, destroy or repair sets of RAID, and secure free space or disk that is deleted.
7-Zip7-Zip
Equipped with a high compression ratio (as high as 7z format via LMZA and LMZA2), 7-Zip is an open-source ZIP archiver software that is usable on any computer regardless of operating system installed from the latest to the earlier versions and without any charge at all. Majority of the source codes used by this program are on the list of GNU LGPL License. These include unRar, RAR,ZIP, ARJ, XZ, Z, TAR, WIM, BZIP2, GZIP, CAB, HFS, LZMA, NSIS, CPIO, RPM, VHD, DEB, CHM, LZH, MBR, FAT, NTFS, XAR, DMG, CramFS, ISO, MSI, SquashFS, and UDF. Technically, formats ZIP and GZIP have a ratio of 2 to 10%, 7z has high ratio from 30 to 70% plus this same format has self extracting capability while both ZIP and 7z has AES 256 encryption. Other features include windows shell, file manager, command line version, FAR manager plug-in and localizations for languages up to 79.
PeaZip for WindowsPeaZip for Windows
The PeaZip for Windows tool is an application that is categorized as a freeware file compression tool. This program allows users to manage, compress and archive data contained in one or more files or folders. This software is integrated with compatibility support for the Microsoft Windows environment. This program is implemented with graphical images that users can interact with in order to access its integrated features. The file compression specifications that are used by this application include data encoding and compression algorithms similar to those used by Lazarus IDE of Free Pascal compiler. This software can be used in x86-32 and x86-64 Microsoft Windows platforms. It is capable of creating, converting and extracting a total of 150 different file formats. Aside from its easy to use graphical interface, it allows user to drag and drop regular or compressed files into the interface without requiring a temp folder. It is also integrated with the context menu of Windows Explorer so it allows user to access the program just by right clicking on the file. The installer package also offers a bundled Anti-Virus Guard (AVG) Security Toolbar adware or the plain software package. In case the bundled with adware is downloaded the user can still optionally decline the adware.
PeaZip for LinuxPeaZip for Linux
The PeaZip for Linux software is a freeware which allows managing, archiving and compressing different files in Linux environment. It uses graphical images to interact with users and was based on Lazarus IDE of Free Pascal compiler. Developed by Giorgio Tami and released its first version Peazip for Linux v1.6 in April 2007. This software can be used in KDE, Gnome, Xfce or any other desktop manager. Peazip for Linux can be installed directly to the operating system or as a standalone program by using a removable device. In KDE desktop, the installer instantly creates menu entries while in Gnome it requires copying an archiving folder to another system’s scripts folder. It has the ability to extract more than 150 different file types and create various data compression files. It is available for users of Linux QT and GTK2 (DEB, RPM and TGZ) widget toolkit. Aside from archiving files, it also offers special security features with its password and keyfile authentication.Mac OS XMac OS X
Mac OS X is an Apple product, which is a series of operating systems that is based on Unix, developed exclusively for Macintosh computers and tablets. These include MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, Xserve, and iMac. However, some Microsoft applications, such as Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Exchange Server, work with this operating system. In fact, it enables file sharing from Windows OS powered PCs to OS X computers. Generally, like other operating systems, Mac OS X is designed with friendly-user, graphical interface in which users are able to operate different tasks displayed on the desktop or from the main menu. Different applications are integrated for various uses and tasks, including typing, Web browsing, launching media player, and other typical activities a person can do with a computer. This OS can open a list of file formats from Microsoft offices (.doc,) to PDF (.pdf), photos (.jpg, .png, .gif) to audios or videos (.wav, .mpeg, .mp3) and others. It is also compatible with a variety of standard devices and peripherals like printers, scanners, cameras (webcam and digital cameras).a word of warning
Be careful not to rename the extension on .dmg files, or any other files. This will not change the file type. Only special conversion software can change a file from one file type to another.what is a file extension?
A file extension is the set of three or four characters at the end of a filename; in this case, .dmg. File extensions tell you what type of file it is, and tell Windows what programs can open it. Windows often associates a default program to each file extension, so that when you double-click the file, the program launches automatically. When that program is no longer on your PC, you can sometimes get an error when you try to open the associated file.leave a comment
