DMG files are specific to Mac OS X, though can be However, the DMG file format is new to OS X and as such is not compatible with Using the Apple Disk Utility, which is bundled as part of the operating system. Prevent unauthorized users mounting and using the image.

DMG files are often used to distribute software in the same manner asĪn EXE file is used for the Windows platform, and may be password protected to Make them incompatible with other software on other operating systems such as Including HFS, HFS+, Linux and Fat32, and are usually compressed, which may However, DMG files can use a variety of different file systems The contents of a DMG file, it can also be used as the source to create CD orĭVD copies. Which can be mounted and treated like a physical volume. Purposes, though this has now been superseded by DMG format.ĭisk image files such as ISO in that they contain a folder and file structure Mac OS Classic originally used the IMG file format for the same Mac OS X natively support DMG files with the bundled Appleĭisk Utility, and can mount and treat them as though they are physical disk

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