However, not every DMG image can be properly converted into format supported by Windows – furthermore, there is no guarantee, the image will be possible to operate on properly. Although DMG files are by default designed for devices running on Mac OS, there are tools which enable to converse them into formats supported by Windows. In Mac OS X systems, the DMG files have substituted files stored in the IMG format in the previous version of the system: Mac OS Classic. In some situations, DMG files may contain installation software necessary for installation of the programs contained within them, thus they do not require using any additional tools. Using Apple Disk Utility we can use an image as source for CDs or DVDs being recorded. Theoretically, it is possible to create also hybrid images, containing multiple file systems. Additional informationĭMG images may comprise of different types of file systems. After being mounted, the image of a file is displayed in the standard file manager – Finder, as a new volume. Such files are opened with the Apple Disk Utility application, which is used for mounting images in Apple devices. This files are often encountered with installers of software downloaded from the internet.
Files with the DMG extension are bootable disc images, supported in Mac OS X systems.
