When should you use dmg vs copy or duplicate
When should you use dmg vs copy or duplicate
MacBook Pro, iOS 8.3
When should you use dmg vs copy or duplicate
MacBook Pro, iOS 8.3
Generally, you should use disk images when it's more important to reduce the size of the data than it is to change it later; they're also useful if you need a very small portion of a volume to be formatted in a specific way.
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Generally, you should use disk images when it's more important to reduce the size of the data than it is to change it later; they're also useful if you need a very small portion of a volume to be formatted in a specific way.
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A .dmg is frequently used when you want to bundle up a bunch of files and transfer them to a different system, especially if you want to transfer them to lots of different systems.
You could also use a .dmg as an encryption wrapper around a file or multiple files.
Your answers are very helpful. They encourage me to ask the more complete and complicated question: we have a web site that was developed using iWeb several years ago. iWeb support was dropped by Apple some years ago and we moved the site to GoDaddy, but still using the iWeb software. Now we have only 1 computer which can continue to edit, add to and support our web site. Our aim is to copy as much of our material as we can so that when this computer finally dies we can salvage as much of our material as we can to resurrect our site once more. GoDaddy says they cannot help us.
Here is my wife's web site:
Thanks for all your time and help.
Ron Schneider
When should you use dmg vs copy or duplicate