![]() To burn a DMG file to a CD or DVD, mount the disk image to Disk Utility, select it, and then click Burn. Depending on the size of the disk image, and the speed of your writing drive, you will have your freshly minted disk in a matter of minutes. You will be prompted to insert your blank media, after which you can then click Burn to confirm that you wish to write the DMG to the disk. To burn the disk image to a CD or DVD, simply click the DMG file in the left sidebar, and then click the Burn icon at the top of Disk Utility. To mount a DMG disk image in OS X, simply drag-and-drop it to the left sidebar of Disk Utility. It will be mounted as a disk and then be available to compress, mount, encrypt or burn. To add a DMG to Disk Utility, simply drag it to the left-side menu of Disk Utility where the other mounted drives are listed (hard drive, SuperDrive, etc.). ![]() The best tool for interacting with DMG is Apple's own Disk Utility. These DMG files are quite flexible within OS X, but are rarely used outside of the typical context of dragging a newly downloaded file to the Applications folder. ![]() Prior to the introduction of the App Store, Apple often used disk image files specifically designed for OS X-called DMG files-to install applications. Note: Always remember to unmount your disk image when you are finished with it.How to Burn a CD or DVD from a Disk Image in OS X To mount the image again, simply double-click on the disk image you created. In the image below, the disk image is named personal.dmg.In the example below, the encrypted disk image is named “personal." When you are finished using the encrypted disk image, you must unmount the image. Drag its icon to the trash or select the eject button next to its icon in any finder window.The named volume disk image will display above the mounted source file. After the encrypted disk image has been created, it will automatically mount for the first time and files can be copied to this location.Mounting and Unmounting Encrypted Disk Images Note: Ensure the box next to Remember password (add to keychain) is unchecked. This ensures that no one will be able to determine the password for your encrypted drive by checking your keychain. Enter and verify a secure password when prompted and click OK.The default “read/write” option is recommended. Click the Create button. Select the volume Image Format from the drop-down menu.Choose the Encryption option 128-bit AES to encrypt the image.Select the Size of the image file from the drop-down menu.Enter a name in the Name field. This name displays when the disk image file is opened (mounted). ![]() This name is used for the disk image (.dmg) file.
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