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Q: Disc Image Issue

I have some Pages documents that I need to keep private.  I started adding a password to each document but that was tedious.  I read about creating an encrypted disc image (DMG) so I made one.  In Disc Utility it shows the disc icon and the name PRIVATE.DMG with a drive icon (Mounted Partition) below it with the name Pages.  It sits on my desktop as a disc icon and the name PRIVATE.DMG.  In Finder it shows up as a Disc Image (not a Sparsebundle) however I cannot add any files to it.  I tried dragging the files and dropping them on the icon as well as using two Finder windows to drag and drop between but nothing happens.

 

The ONLY way I can add files is to open the partition in Disc Utility and drag and drop them into the window that opens up.  This seems a little clunky way of doing things.  Is there another way of adding and viewing files without using Disc utility?

Thanks

Alan

MacBook Air, OS X Yosemite (10.10.2)

Posted on Aug 27, 2016 8:52 AM

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Q: Disc Image Issue

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  • by Eric Root,

    Eric Root Eric Root Aug 27, 2016 9:47 AM in response to English Rebel
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    Aug 27, 2016 9:47 AM in response to English Rebel

    Is the disk image password protected? Did you unlock it prior to trying to copy files to it?

  • by English Rebel,

    English Rebel English Rebel Aug 27, 2016 11:43 AM in response to Eric Root
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    Aug 27, 2016 11:43 AM in response to Eric Root

    Yes it is and when I open it in Disc Utility it prompts me for is and I can access the files.  I just want to know if there is a better way of opening it other than through Disc Utility.  I have the DMG icon on my desktop and when I double click on it, I'm again prompted for the password but when I hit Enter, nothing happens.  I would have thought that a window would have opened showing my files.

    Thanks

    Alan