Deleted user dmg has no info in it

I deleted a user and have a saved dmg in the deleted users file. I need to access some files that were on their desktop. When I click on the appropriate dmg, it mounts, but then there is no info inside. Any ideas/suggestions? Is there somewhere where I can find the deleted users files? Thanks,

Yes, that is what I tried. The dmg will mount and say that it has 4.6 GB of info, but then there is nothing in it?!?! I'm thoroughly confused. Everything happens exactly as in that article you suggested, except there is no info inside the mounted disk.
Found the most important file, for some reason was unreadable at first but fixed that, now I would like to view the dmg, but am ready to throw in the towel if this doesn't have an easy answer. Thanks

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