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How to erase a .dmg created in disc utility

I had a folder (with images) on my deskstop and was trying to make it password locked, so following a tutorial i went to 'disc utility' and on "File" i chose new >disc image from folder , i then chose the folder and the image format was "compresed" and the encription "128-bit AES" then i saved it .


A image looking like a hard drive apeared on the deskstop. same name as folder with " .dmg " added , but still the folder apeared and was readable , and so was the file that was created in disc utility. so i deleated the foldr keeping the file created. but the file dint need a password to be accesed , having no purpose at all what i had done . so i tried to delete the file , while trying to move it to trash it then asks for the password but after typing it and hiting return it wont let me do anything saying "The operation can’t be completed because you don’t have permission to access some of the items.".


So, i tried to do something with the file (delete,etc) on disk utility but it wont let me do anything with it on there ether. so im pretty much stuck trying to get rid of it. any guess?

Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.4)

Posted on Dec 3, 2012 10:55 PM

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Jun 11, 2017 9:30 AM in response to rudyrojektak

Your problem, hardware or software, may not be exactly the same as that of the original poster of this older thread, and it can be very confusing for everybody if we try to answer more than one question in each thread, which can also result in you applying the wrong advice to your particular problem.


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Dec 3, 2012 11:29 PM in response to BDAqua

i saw a similar problem on another discussion but his wasnt a folder and he was trying to copy a cd in disc utility he said . and when he couldnt do it , a fyle similar to mine apeard , and had a similar problem with it.. the solution he used i tryed it but since it wasnt like the same process it dint work .

Dec 4, 2012 6:25 PM in response to BDAqua

i havent been able to do anything with it , ived tryed pretty much everything in the link you provided.


i used this process :


How to Password Protect a Folder on the Mac:

  • Open up the “Disk Utility” application
  • File -> New -> Disk Image from Folder…
  • choose a folder to protect
  • choose “AES-128″ encryption and press Save
  • Enter your desired new password twice (Do not forget it.)


with the detail that in the image format instead of "read-write" i chose "compressed" ... and there was the beggining of the issue ,


i want to undue that or erase the file that some how i cant ' move, drag to trash, delete in disc utility ,or do anything to it at all eccept view the files ' so .....

How to erase a .dmg created in disc utility

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