該NDIF文件擴展名是被稱為蘋果新磁盤映像格式文件,這是保存在蘋果的新磁盤映像格式(NDIF),因為寫這篇文章的磁盤映像。它壓縮在一個雙叉格式,其中包括元數據的資源派生和數據在數據分支數據。資源派生包含有關歸檔的文件和數據派生包含歸檔數據的元數據。它被用來作為掛載文件系統在Mac電腦上的舊格式。圖像可以被安裝到桌面,然後運行或從桌面安裝。當Mac OS X的發布,NDIF文件被替換UDIF文件單叉格式數據存儲,並可以移植到各種平台上使用其他應用程序。然而,他們仍然可以使用隨附的Mac OS X作業系統的一部分的磁盤實用程序應用程序中打開。它們還與系統7和Mac OS 8-9兼容。當NDIF文件被轉移,他們被限制為2 GB的邏輯大小。
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).