08.05.2009 17:50 Uhr, Quelle: MacFixIt

How-to: Burning disk images

One of the many benefits of Mac OS X is the built-in support for a variety of disk image formats, including ISO, IMG, CDR, and the popular DMG. Disk images are exceptionally useful for storing small sets of files, such as packaging applications for distribution. The convenience of disk images is that when you open them, they mount like you've just inserted a CD or DVD, instead of being just a file or folder on the disk, or unzipping contents to another location as is the case with compressed archives. As such, you can have a library of music, program installers, and personal information all arranged in disk images, and you have an option to encrypt them.

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