DMG is a disk image format used on Mac OS X and it is difficult to open on Windows computer. So, the guide below will let you people give a way to open DMG files on Windows through a free utility name HFSExplorer. Continue reading after the break to read the complete process to do that.
DMG is Mac OS X native disk image format while virtual machines (VmWare, Parallels or VirtualBox) are able to mount ISO images only. With AnyToISO program you can convert DMG to ISO and mount the resulting ISO image to your virtual machine (running Mac OS X).
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- Specifically, DMG is what Apple uses for the macOS environment, while ISO is more widely used in Windows-based and Linux environment. At times, you may need to convert DMG to ISO so you can mount it as a virtual drive on a Windows machine to extract the contents, view them or burn them to create bootable media.
- Right-click the DMG file in the left panel and select 'Convert'. In the new window that appears, select 'DVD/CD Master' as your output and click on Save. This will save your DMG file in a format with the extension.cdr. Rename the file by replacing.cdr with.iso. The DMG file can be burned to a CD or mount as a normal volume on Macintosh computers.
- Follow the Steps To open.Img Image File in Windows 8 Without Any Software: Below is an.img file that needs a software tool to open or mount the image; As you can see, the file is not recognized as an ISO file. Resize DMG Files. Right click DMG File Click Get Info (View the original size). Open Disk Utility Select Images TabClick on ResizeSelect.
How to Extract DMG File Data on Windows
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Step-2
Just follow the installation wizard of HFSExplorer and check mark the box followed by 'Register .dmg file association' while you reach on this screen
Step-3
On completion of HFSExplorer install process, you will observe that all DMG files on your computer will get associated to HFSExplorer software.
Step-4
Now, double click on your DMG file to whom you want to open
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In an explorer window all of the contents of your DMG file will display, so select the file of your choice and click on 'Extract' button
Step-6
Just choose the destination folder on your computer and click on 'Extract here' button
Step-7
Click on 'Yes' button while it asks for 'Do you want to follow symbolic links while extracting'
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Extraction will start and on completion 'Extraction finished' message will display, so click on 'OK' and that's it