Software:: Dmg File Won't Mount - Using Mac OS X 10.4.11 Mar 3, 2010. I am new at mac and i have been having a problem with mounting dmg files. I am using Mac os X 10.4.11 and when i try to mount any dmg it gives me Operation Timed Out. I just tested it. It won't display anything until the disk image has been completely mounted, so you will have to wait a minute or so before it appears in /Volumes. (It works if you ssh in and type open path/to/file.dmg. I don't think disk://host.tld/ works though.) – daviewales Dec 5 '12 at 12:19. If the system doesn’t allow you to delete it, restart your computer. After booting go to “C:Program Files” again then delete the PowerISO folder. Next, install PowerISO again then see if it works now. If still doesn’t, download and install the latest version from Power ISO – All in one solution Download PowerISO.

OS X :: Trying To Mount And Run ISO File

With my iMac here and I'm trying to mount an iso file however when I click on the autorun.exe in the folder, it just opens in texted it format. I just want it to run.

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I have this .uif file which I think I have to decompress and mount to a CD/DVD. How do I do that in mac os x 10.4.9?

Applications :: Mac OS X Mount DMG File As Disc

I've run Daemon Tools on Windows before and it mounts an .iso file so that Windows thinks it's a real cd drive with a cd inserted, but I can't find anything like it on the Mac. I can open and eject .dmg files as if they were discs, but I would like Mac OS X to actually think that it's a real cd drive with a cd in it. Anyone know of programs for the Mac which are similar to Daemon Tools?

OS X :: .toast File Fails To Mount?

i just downloaded a torrent and it contained a bunch of toast files, all the other files mounted fine but one file says that it contains no mountable file systems..it just turns out that this is the most important file of the bunch

OS X :: How Do You Find The File Path To Mount An ISO?

i've no idea what i'm talking about really haha, but here's the deal! i have a download that requires steps that i've no idea what the heck they are talking about, and i think it's mostly PC instructions too so i'm totally lost, all i know is what i downloaded isn't complete. so they tell me to do this
1. Burn or mount the Application ISO using one of the many ISO utilities. ( I personally use PowerISO to mount, but daemon tools should work fine too.)
personally i don't have the slightest clue as to what an ISO is in the first place but whatever. so i look up ways to do whatever it is they are asking for macs and i get this from [URL]
If you're wondering how to mount an ISO image in Mac OS X, it is very easy. In the Terminal type the following command: hdiutil mount sample.iso with sample.iso being the path to the image you want to mount. After the checksum is completet, your ISO will appear mounted on your Mac OS X desktop - that's it. You you can actually mount virtually any other disk image type with hdiutil as well, so give .dmg .img a try too.
/captain-toad-treasure-tracker-iso-download.html. still no clue what anyone is talking about but ok! i find terminal which i didn't even know existed. i type in what i think is that path cause i've no idea how to find it and i get this
macs-macbook:~ mac$ hdiutil mount /User/mac/Desktop/japanese1/data/00.rsd hdiutil: mount failed - No such file or directory.

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I have one .iso file here that will not mount because OS X 10.6.2 says it's unrecognized. How do I force it to mount?

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I need to mount this dmg file and haven't a clue how to go about doing it to be honest. I first need to decompress it and I have downloaded stufflt to do just that, but now I need to mount it and do not know how to do it.

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I want to have the system mount a certain dmg file before anyone logs in, is there anyway to do this
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)

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I recently sold my MacBook Pro, but before doing so I made a compressed image of the hard drive via Disk Utility so I would have access to the files once the laptop was gone. The file was roughly 460GB compressed. The file has been stored on my Drobo.Now I'm trying to mount the image so I can move things over to my new computer but I'm having trouble getting the image to mount, convert or anything. Typically I get a message to the effect of 'no mountable filesystem found'.

OS X Mavericks :: Mount A Second Hard Drive In File System

I have a 2.13GHz 13' white Macbook (Mid-2009) with a 480MB SSD, 4GB RAM and a dying SuperDrive that frankly doesn't get used very often.
I would like to yank the SuperDrive out (I use my iMac for any physical disk work anyway), install a smaller SSD (64GB) for the OS (+ obligatory recovery) in the primary position, and place the current SSD (or a HDD) in a SuperDrive enclosure to hold all personal files (documents, videos, music, etc..)
Here is the scenario I'm contemplating.
-64GB SSD: primary position, holds OSX + recovery
-480GB SDD: mounted on /Users/[my user name]
As far OSX is concerned, there's only one 544GB filesystem, spread over two disks.
As an experienced Linux user, I would expect to have to modify /etc/fstab to do the trick. Mac OS X 10.9 actually has a /etc/fstab.hd that tells you that the file is useless. I am wondering whether it is possible to 'mount' in the Unix sense partitions in the file system so that the system only appears to have one drive and also how.
Info:
MacBook, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4), 4GB RAM, 480GB SSD

OS X :: Hiding File Inside Image File / Unable To Access Hidden File?

I managed to successfully hide the file: cat picture.jpg hidden.rtf.zip > picture2.jpg
results in a picture (picture2.jpg) that is the size of the sum of picture.jpg and hidden.rtf.zip. I presume this means that I am successfully putting hidden into the picture.I can open picture2.jpg, but I can't figure out a way to access the hidden zip.

OS X :: PC CD RW Won't Mount On Mac Pro

Have a number of PC-created CD RW disks (UDF format) backups. Some will mount on the Mac Pro (Superdrive, Apple shipped, Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-112D). Those that don't mount can't be ejected except during a Restart. Disk Utility can't do anything with it--all useful options are grayed out. The drive appears in Disk Utility, as does the disk, but it's grayed out too.

OS X :: Upgrade To 10.5.4 Will Not Mount

Currently running 10.5.1, skype crashes all the time as soon as I try to call or IM. Same for YHOO msgr. So I thought I go for an upgrade and downloaded the last update to 10.5.4 (560MB). As soon as I try to install the file the updater gets stuck in the first window (configuring installation). I left it alone because I thought it might needs some more time (Powerbook G4.1.5, 12'). Nope, after 3 hours still no moving along for the bar and I just end up shutting the machine down via the power button. I really would love to use skype and the other msgrs again, get the upgrade to work. Download the patch again? I don't even know where the already downloaded patch sits, if I can't install it I will certainly like to delete the 560MB.

OS X :: USB Pen Drive Won't Mount

I tried searching for a solution for this and can't find any. I've seen one other threat in here about similar problems but the variables in my case are different. Here's the thing, a friend of mine lent me her usb pen-drive. She uses it on a pc mostly at work. When she gave it to me she forgot to copy some files i needed so she plugged it into her macbook pro (one of the new ones from this year, intel, snow leopard and stuff), copied the files i needed on it and i took it home. I have an intel imac, bought on april 2009. I plugged the usb pen-drive on my keyboard usb port and nothing happened. So i took it out, plugged it in again and nada. I did it a 3rd time and this time it showed me a message saying that this pen-drive needed more power and i had to try plugging it into a different usb port. So i plugged it in the back of my imac and nothing happened, not even the 'insufficient power' message. It doesn't mount, won't show up in the desktop nor in the sidebar of a finder window.
I checked the disk utility and the pen-drive shows up there. I see the 'main' pen-drive and it's 'partition' (i dunno how to call it.. mmm.. you know, like you're seeing the 'parent' drive and its 'son' drive but they're 'one and the same') and i can see its tech info and i noticed it's formatted NTFS. Since it worked just fine on my friend's macbook pro, i can't figure out why isn't it working in my imac. I know macs can't write NTFS, only read (mine doesn't at least) but hers wrote info in the pen-drive no prob. Another thing i noticed is that the 'son' drive is grayed out. I can see its tech info but it's grayed out. Verifying the drive simply shows a message saying 'Verify volume failed: Invalid request.'.
So, i have no clue as to what's going on. I could give it back and ask my friend to format it as journal or whatever it's called to be mac os compatible and copy the info back again, but i don't know if that'd be a solution until i'm able to try it in a few days. Can't ask her to format it fat32 since the file i need is larger than 4gb, so yeah. Any clues as to what could be the problem? I even tried unplugging any usb peripherals and no dice.

OS X :: Mount ISO As CD In Drive

I understand macs can mount .iso with a simple double click, but I want my macbook to treat an iso file as if it were a CD in the cd drive. This is easily done on a C with PowerISO or Alcohol120% I should be able to do it on a mac too, shouldn't I? But I can't seem to figure out how to. When I double click the iso to just mount it, it mounts fine, i can access files and everything, but if I run a program that reads of the CD i of course get the 'Please insert CD'. Now, I have the CD right here, that's no big problem, but the using drive kills the battery life like nothing else.

OS X :: External HD Won't Mount

I recently Installed Windowns on my MBP via boot camp and I also installed a MacDrive 5 day trial version so I could move some files from the external (1Tb WD My book pro) to the windows side. Everything went smoothly and then after my file transfers on the windows side, then in a hurry I just unplugged the firewire cable and shut the mac down. Now when I start up in OS X the drive doesn't mount. I starts up ok and then the only thing I see is a task called 'fsck_hfs' eating up my CPU and memory. The drive works fine in windows with Macdrive so it's not a HD failure because all of my files are still there and usable, It's jut that Leopard can't see the darn thing. So how could I get Leopard to see the HD again without re-formating and losing all my files on it?

OS X :: Get USB Drives To Mount?

I have an interesting problem in that my USB drives aren't mounting to the desktop. I've tried two separate flash drives and an external hard drive. When I check Disk Utility, I can highlight the drives and click 'mount' and the 'mount' button will darken for a few moments as though things are working but then the button just returns to its normal state and the drive still does not appear on the desktop. Despite this, Disk Utility's log shows the message 'Mount of 'xxxx' succeeded' every time. Disk Utility sees the drives (obviously) and will verify them. Only mounting appears not to work. Meanwhile, I can plug my Wacom tablet into the very same USB port and it (the tablet) works perfectly. My iPods and iPhone will sync just fine from the same port. Why is this happening and, more to the point, what should I try in order to fix it? I know it's not a simple matter of restarting because I've done that a number of times already without success no matter what Disk Utility says.

OS X :: External HDD Won't Mount In 10.6.2?

I've got a 250GB Lacie External, firewire 600 drive.
Since I installed snow leopard on my iMac it doesn't show on the desktop or in the finder window anymore! The thing is, it shows on the iMac at work which is exactly the same age, spec and operating system version!
iMac 2.16 core 2 duo, 250GB HDD, 10.6.2.

OS X :: DMG Files Will Not Mount On Mac

I am downloading the dmg files (Mac dvd player and vlc, because somebody deleted my dvd app and I don't have the original disks) with a windows pc which is apparently fine (I've try to transfer with both memory stick and cdr) and I've used disk utility to repair the hd and to repair permissions and still nothing!

OS X :: Portable Hdd Will Not Mount?

So, i'll try to be as detailed as possible. I have been using a Seagate FreeAgent Go 500GB portable hard drive (reformatted to HFS+) with my 13' Macbook Pro for a while now. I use my computer to rip my DVDs and put them on the hard drive to play on my Xbox 360. Things were working great until it stopped mounting on my Macbook (or any other computer running OS X). The strange part is that it is still recognized in disk utility, but when i try to 'mount' it it says something to the effect of 'an error has occurred, try repairing the disk'. However, when i attempt to repair the disk it says that it is fine. Also, i have tried to use an external power source so power is not the issue.

OS X :: How To Mount An Image

How do you go about mounting an image on OS X?
I got a game installed on my Mac but I've lost the disk. Is there a way I can mount it?
On my old PC I used to use Daemon tools. Whats the Mac equivalent?

Mac Pro :: Card Won't Mount Anything?

Title says it all: my card won't mount anything.

OS X :: Ho To Mount DMG With Toast

I have just got a copy of Roxio toast 9. I was wondering how do I mount a disk image with it?

Mac Mini :: It Will Not Mount DVD'S?

after doing updates, my DVD player will not mount DVD's,but plays CD's.
Info:
Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.6.8), will not except DVD,but will except

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I wonder if the installation was corrupted or something. The installation seemed to go well but the Ubuntu file was huge. Some linux versions have a way to verify the file prior to installation but I didn't see a way to do so for Ubuntu.

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After downloading the 10.5.8 Combo update I click on it to launch and I get an error message that the .dmg failed to mount b/c it was 'not recognized'.
What should I do?

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I just got an iomega home media network hdd (1tb) and i wanted to back up my macbook pro tht runs on OS X (10.6)
i installed their retrospect (6.1) software and conected the drive with the lan cable provieded by iomega and i did evrything they told me, but the drive doesnt not mount.
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I'm running an iMac with Mac OS X 10.6.4 . It is used mainly as a database server. The database lives on an external hard drive. The problem is that Mac OS X does not mount the external drive until I log in locally. Logging in via SSH is not enough. Does anyone know how I can make OS X mount the external hard drive even if no one logs in?

When you download an app or a piece of software on your Mac, the file is usually downloaded as a DMG file. DMG files serve as containers for apps in macOS. You just need to double-click the downloaded DMG file, drag the app to the Applications folder, then unmount the installer. This way, the installation process has been simplified and users don’t have to suffer the hassle of installation wizards that are plaguing Windows users.

Although the installation process sounds simple, it is much more complicated than that. The contents of the DMG goes through a checksum process to verify that the file is 100% intact and that it hasn’t been tampered with. Once the file has been verified, it is then decompressed. DMG files are designed for macOS and you can’t run them on Windows devices.

DMG files make app installations on macOS a lot quicker and easier. However, there have been several reports from users about the .dmg file not opening on Mac. There are different versions to this error, but the end scenario is the same: for some reason, users are unable to open the .dmg file on Mac. This guide will discuss why some users have trouble opening a DMG file and how to resolve this issue.

Unable to Open .DMG File on Mac

Installing a DMG file on Mac should be as easy as double-clicking the file and dragging the app to the Applications folder. However, the process is not as smooth for some Mac users because they are not able to open the DMG file to start with. According to user reports, the download process was completed and there were no issues with unzipping. But when it comes to opening the unzipped files, nothing happens. Some users who encounter this issue get the resource temporarily unavailable error while others noted no activity happening no matter how many times the file is clicked.

Others encounter this error message when opening the DMG file:

There is no default application specified to open the document.

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When the user tries to open it, either the options are grayed out or nothing happens when any of the options are clicked. This error has caused the affected Mac users to be frustrated. The users who encountered this error tried to redownload the file using a different Mac and the DMG file seems to be working fine, which means that the problem lies with the device itself. But what causes DMG files to not open on Mac?

Why Your .DMG File Is Not Opening on Mac

Some users noted that they cannot open the .dmg file on Mac after updating to Catalina, but there are also those who encountered this error when running an older version of macOS. This means that the problem is not unique to Catalina but it is something that affects the entire macOS system.

Here are some of the possible reasons why some users are having trouble opening DMG files:

• If your Mac is running Catalina, check the version of the app you are trying to open. Catalina no longer supports 32-bit apps. So if you’re trying to download and install a 32-bit app, then you might not be able to install it on Catalina.
• If you have poor or unstable internet connection, it is possible that the file was not downloaded completely, resulting in errors when accessing the file.
• If you downloaded the file from an untrustworthy source, it might be a fake DMG file or it could be loaded with malware.
• It is also likely that the DMG file you downloaded is corrupted. An interrupted download process and malware infection are the two leading causes of file corruption.

Hence, before you start the troubleshooting process, here are some things you need to consider:

• Download the file once again using a different internet connection. Try using a wired connection if possible.
• Scan the file for malware infection, especially if the file was downloaded from an untrustworthy source.
• Download the file from another source. If the app is not available on the Mac App Store, visit the developer’s website and download the installer from there instead.
• If you’re running macOS Catalina, make sure that you are downloading the 64-bit version of the app.

How to Open .DMG File on Mac

If you’re having trouble opening the DMG file on Mac, here are some of the things you can do:

Method #1. Use DiskImageMounter.

1. After downloading the DMG file, right-click or Command + click on the file.
2. Choose Open With from the menu, then select DiskImageMounter.
3. Depending on the size of your file, you should see the mounted Disk Image appear on your Desktop.
4. If you don’t see the Disk Image, choose Other from the right-click menu.
5. Navigate to /System/Library/CoreServices/DiskImageMounter.app
6. The DMG file should now be mounted.

Method #2. Mount the .DMG File via Terminal

If the right-click menu is grayed out or nothing happens when you click any of the Open With options, you can try mounting the file using Terminal instead. Drag the file to the Desktop and follow the steps below:

1. Open the Terminal app by going to Finder > Applications > Utilities.
2. In the Terminal window, type in the following command and press Enter: cd ~/Desktop
3. Next, type in this command, then press Enter: hdiutil attach filename.dmg
4. Replace filename.dmg with the actual .dmg file name.
5. After executing the two command lines, your .dmg file will now be mounted on your Mac.

Method #3: Use a Third-Party Tool.

If you cannot open the DMG file using the two methods above, you can try using a third-party utility instead. Here are some of the apps you can try:

Summary

Installing applications on macOS is a lot simpler compared to installing programs on Windows, thanks to the DMG file. However, it is normal to run into errors when opening a DMG file, especially if the file has been corrupted or has not been completely downloaded on your device. If this is the case, you can try any of the three methods listed above to open the problematic DMG file.

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