How do I open a .dd file using OS X?

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How do I open a .dd file using OS X?

I had a corrupt external HDD which i used to use with an old laptop. I used data recovery software and managed to recover 33gb of data. However it is saved in the old diskdoubler format. (.dd file extension). How do I open a .dd file using OS X? ive tried stuffit and unarchiver but they dont work. any help?

MacBook, Mac OS X (10.6.2)

Posted on Dec 25, 2009 4:08 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 25, 2009 7:18 PM in response to #Selby#

Look at these links.

http://forums.appleinsider.com/archive/index.php/t-40241.html
http://www.enews.org/blog/2009/03/opening-diskdoubler-files-from-mac-os-9.html

 Cheers, Tom 😉

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Answer 2

Jan 3, 2010 2:16 PM in response to #Selby#

I just downloaded The Unarchiver from this site:

http://wakaba.c3.cx/s/apps/unarchiver.html

and it worked beautifully on some of System 7.0 .dd (Disk Doubler) files.

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