Most .dmg files are compressed and must be expanded before burning to CD/DVD. The expansion process is popularly called 'convert to ISO' on the web (due to a program called dmg2iso), but that is not technically correct. ISO (or ISO 9660) is an older file system format used on CDs. Actually converting a dmg to an ISO 9660 image would not make sense since it would remove all of the Mac specific data. Burning dmg files is a two step process - 1)Expand the dmg and 2)Burn the expanded dmg (as an image not a file). Some burning programs may require renaming the dmg with a .iso extension before it will be recognized.
Burn a DMG file to CD/DVD with TransMac
- Just select the.dmg file, and it will burn the Mac-compatible image. Jun 20, 2012 Go to File menu and Open Disk Image. Find your DMG file and select it. 3.) After it is chosen it will be displayed in the software, right-click the dmg and select Burn to CD/DVD.
- A DMG file contains a compressed package that usually includes a program, backup or a compilation of files. You can then burn your combined DMG package to a DVD.
Select the.iso/.dmg file you want to burn to disc, and click on the Burn button. A dialog box confirming the destination (your blank CD/DVD) will appear, as shown: G/O Media may get a commission.
Step 1
Download and install TransMac on your PC. Run it.
Step 2
Select Open Disk Image from the File menu.
Step 3
Right-click the dmg in the left treeview pane and select Expand. Make sure you have room for the expanded image on your disk drive since it will be larger than the original.
Step 4
After expanding, TransMac asks to open the expanded ISO dmg. Select Yes.
Step5
Right-click the expanded dmg and select Burn to CD/DVD. Select the CD/DVD drive and click OK.
DMG files are a Mac OS X Disk Image files. like ISO files, DMG files are essentially disk images, which are intended to be used with the Mac operating system. The DMG files normally contain program installation files for Apple system and applications, but they can also be used to hold compressed files. With PowerISO, you can manipulate dmg files on Windows PC. PowerISO can burn dmg file directly to a CD / DVD disc. You needn't convert dmg to iso file before burning.
To burn dmg file on Windows PC, please follow the steps,
Run PowerISO, and insert a blank or rewritable optical disc in the drive.
Click 'Burn' button on toolbar or select the 'Tools > Burn' Menu.
PowerISO shows 'DMG Burner' dialog.
Click 'Browse' button to select the DMG file you want to burn.
Select the burning drive and the burning speed from the list. The default burning speed is maximum speed supported by the writer and media. You can change it to a slower speed if necessary.
Click 'Burn' button to start burning.
PowerISO will start burning the dmg file to the disc. You can see the detailed progress information during burning. If no error occurs, you should see the message, 'Burning completed successfully.' at the end of burning. If 'Verify written data' is set, PowerISO will compare the source data with the data written to the disc, and show the compare result after comparing completes.
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