HT5639 How to create ISO Disk image of a CD

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Rename it in the Finder as you would any other item. If needed, choose Get Info from the File menu when the mounted image is selected in the sidebar.
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How to create encrypted disk image?

In Disk Utility, I select to create a new image that is password protected. I'm prompted to save and give the image a password. It never ask for the size and starts "Reading whole disk". I don't want to encrypt my entire disk. This image might only be 5MB.
What steps do I take to create a DMG that is about 5MB and password protected?

Rename it in the Finder as you would any other item. If needed, choose Get Info from the File menu when the mounted image is selected in the sidebar.
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How to create a disk image for flash drive backup

I tried to follow the instructions here – http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/tips/lockyourdata.html – without success. How do I encrypt the contents of my memory stick?

There is another way to do this if you are a bit adventurous: the terminal. I don't have a lot of experience using the terminal for this, but I just tried it, and it worked, and very quickly (a few seconds to create a 5 gig sparse image). The "terminal" is in utilities, and gives you access to the UNIX underpinnings of os x. OS X is essentially a GUI for UNIX. If you decide to try this, be very careful, and enter the commands exactly as written.
1. make sure you have a backup of your folder that you want to encrypt.
2. a backup of your whole system wouldn't be a bad idea either
3. open terminal (applications> utilities)
4. select the following line:
hdiutil create -encryption -size 5g -type SPARSE -fs HFS+ -volname Image ~/Desktop/image
6. Do not select any spaces before the first "h" or after the last "e".
6.5 do command-C to copy what you just selected.
7. go back to terminal. You should see something like this:
arthurs-mac-mini:~ arthur$ (and then a little grey square)
8. In my case, the "arthurs-mac-mini" is the name of my computer, and the "arthur$" is the user account currently logged in. the grey square is like the cursor.
9. paste the line you copied and hit return
10. it should prompt you twice to enter a password. enter it and hit return after each.
11. your new sparse image should appear on your desktop. If you like you can change the name of it from "image" to something else.
12. you can then open the image and copy your folder contents to it. The image should resize itself automatically to whatever you put in it.
13. hope this helps. let me know how it turns out.

How do you create a disk image of windows so u can increase partition size?

Ok, I have installed windows on my mac using bootcamp so i can play pc games and such. I mainly use the mac side of the computer but I have 30 GB devoted to windows. I ran out of space though and now want to uninstall windows so i can make the windows partition bigger. The problem is that I don't want to have to install ALL of my programs over again once i reinstall windows so I want to take a disk image of windows which i can revert to once it is reinstalled. I tried using the disk utility to do it but it keeps giving me error messages. Does anyone know how do create a disk image using windows??? or maybe I'm doing something wrong with the disk utility??? HELP!

The easiest way I have found to do this is to backup the windows partition with a program such as WinClone
http://twocanoes.com/winclone/
Then use the bootcamp assistant to erase and recreate the partition, finally restoring the backup to the new partition. I have done this several times with my mac and it works great.

How do I create a disk image for windows 7, using a windows computer for USB bootcamp for mac?

Hi There, I have just bought a new 2013 iMac.
Spec: 3.4 GHz intel core i5, 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3 Memory , NVIDIA GeForce GTX 775M 2048 MB Graphics with OS X 10.9.4.
How can I create a 'disk image' from a windows 7 professional 64bit installation DVD using a windows laptop with windows 7 Operating system on? I want to transfer this 'disk image' (ISO?) to a USB ready for installing windows onto my 2013 iMac using bootcamp? I want to use bootcamp from a USB as I have no disk drive for the installation DVD on my iMac. I hope all this is clear.
Thank you. Joe

Yes, that's correct, at least not directly. You can create a blank disk image, copy the file to the mounted disk image, then burn the image to a CD/DVD.
Open Disk Utility and select Blank Disk Image from the New menu. Provide a name, Save location, and select the image size from the drop down menu. Leave Encryptions at None and Format as read/write. Click on the Create button.
After the image file appears the "removable" disk should be automatically mounted. If not double-click on it to mount it. A "removable" disk icon will appear. Drag the file you want to place on the disk image to the "removable" disk icon. The eject the "removable" disk icon. Now select the disk image file in the DU left side list and click on the Burn icon in the DU toolbar. Be sure to have a blank disc ready.
The above is actually the "long" way to do this. A much easier way is to simply insert a blank CD or DVD into the optical drive. The Finder will pop up a dialog asking what to do. Select the option to mount on the Desktop. You will now see a disc icon on the Desktop. Drag the file you want to burn to the CD/DVD, right-click or CTRL-click on the disc icon and select Burn from the contextual menu.
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How can I create a disk image of snow leopard installer disk from my Imac which runs it?

how can I create a disk image of snow leopard installer disk from my Imac which runs it? It came without DVD installer, and I want to make a copy of it's OS installer but can't find out how.

You need to have the disc in order to create disk image of snow leopard installer disc. What did your machine ship with? If something later than SL, then why? If earlier, then you can buy the SL installer disc and make the disk image.

How do you create a disk image using Disk Copy?

Hello,
Is there any way you can create a disk image using Disc Copy? Is there a better way to create a Disk Image?
I would like to burn two copies of a 4.2 gig folder on my mac. I usually insert a blank DVD-R and then the mac asks if I would like to prepare it at which point I click "yes". An icon of a DVD disk appears on the desktop and then I drag my files onto this icon. It takes a few moments to create the disc image and then I click "burn". However, after the disc is burned the disc image disappears and I have to start all over again if I want to make another copy.
How can I save this disc image? If I could save the disc image, it would enable me to burn a second DVD right after the first without having to create the disk image all over again. This would save a lot if time.
I am using OS 10.1.5
Thank you for any suggestions

Thanks Niel for the info about creating a Disk Image with the Disk Copy utility in OS 10.1.5
That worked however when I insert a blank DVD-R, the disk image still has to be copied to the DVD-R buffer and then it can be burned. And so this doesn't really save any steps - the "copying into the buffer" step still has to occur whether or not you have created a disk image of your files. So creating a disk image doesn't really shorten the process of burning multiple copies of a DVD.
I will try to describe the steps more clearly:
Two of the three steps for creating a DVD (steps 2 and 3) are very time-consuming:
1. put blank DVD into the drive (a DVD disk icon quickly appears)
2. drag files onto this icon (this step takes a long time as the files are copied into the buffer)
3. choose "burn" (the actual burning also takes a long time)
I was hoping that when I create two or more DVDs of the same files, I could first create a Disk image so that when I create the second DVD, step 2 could be skipped. That does not seem to be the case - the disk image still has to be re-loaded. And so I think I will not bother with the Disk image idea - it doesn't seem to be necessary or helpful when burning DVDs to backup data.
Thanks for your suggestion.

After having created a disk image how to burn it?

After having created a disk image (selecting HD for Output Device) in Compressor I get some files:
1. ac3 and m2V files
2. .img file
3. PAR folder
I guess the file I need to burn is the .img one. How can I burn it directly on a DVD? On Compressor itself?
At this point can I get rid of ac3, m2V and PAR files?

Insert a disk into your optical drive.
Drag the img icon to the bottom of the left pane in DU. Select it.
Click on the burn icon in the menu toolbar.
Depending on your OS version, your burn speed options may be different than they are here. FWIW I usually choose 2X.
Good luck.
Russ

Unable to Create a Disk Image of Device

Hello.
The MacIntosh is a Mac Mini w/1.83Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo. The OS is Snow Leopard, 10.6.2. I am unable to create a disk image of the device "Macintosh HD".
Here's my procedure:
1) Reboot the Mac Mini from the Snow Leopard Install Disk
2) Set Language and then load "Disk Utility"
3) Select the Macintosh HD from Disk Utility
4) Set "Create a New Image from Macintosh HD"
5) Leave the settings as they are (type of disk image is "compressed" target repository is root home dir)
6) Error message is "Unable to create Macintosh HD (error -61)"
7) When I then try to create a blank disk image, once again, with root home as repository the error message is "Unable to create name.dmg (read-only) file system"
Any suggestions how to fix?
Thanks
Mike

you can smb from terminal but it will not help you. you'll need to create a folder which will serve as the mount point first and where will you put it? you can not do it on the dvd. and you can not put it in the main drive itself. but why do you need to do it that way at all. there is no need to boot from the DVD period. boot normally and clone your hard drive to a remote disk image on an smb share using one of many backup programs that can do this. Superduper can do it. so can CCCloner.

How to create dvd/cd image using super drive in MacBook Air

I have MacBook Air and also Apple Supper drive for the same. can u help me to find dvd/cd burrning and copy software. and also guide me "how to create dvd/cd image using super drive in MacBook Air"

First to create a video DVD you need to use DVD authoring software like iDVD. You can purchase it from the online Apple Store while supplies last.
For creating a disk image use Disk Utility.
To burn items to a CD or data DVD just insert the disc in the optical drive and drag those items onto the disc icon on the Desktop. Then drag the disc icon to the Trash icon in the Dock which changes to a Burn icon.
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Can't create restore disk image

I want to create a restore disk image of my os x hardrive using disk utility. Everytime I try to create the image it says unable to create disk resource busy. Can anyone help me with this?
Thanks,
Matt

Hi carmat06,
first of all: WELCOME TO THE DISCUSSIONS!
How much hard disk space is available? Be aware that MacOS X needs the same amount of hard disk space for a temporary disk image as the final disk image will account for.
You should also create the disk image on a separate drive.
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Idvd wont create a disk image

I am using imovie '09 v. 8.0.6 and idvd v 7.04 which came with ilife '09
As I am still using a PowerPC my future upgrade is limited until I move upgrade intel cpu.
I am trying (without success) to burn a 40 min movie to idvd. The project also includes a 67 photo slideshow, all pictures are around 18mp jpegs. I have 42gb of free disc space before I commence the burn and on the last two attempts, I have had the following problems.
1. idvd wont complete encoding when using Revolution theme. Also, Revolution chapter theme (second screen) will not play audio depsite the inspector showing the audio is enable in the audio drop zone. On my last attempt, on exporting from imovie into idvd, no audio soundtrack in idvd despite the project worked fine within imovie.
2. I feel Revolution theme has a bug whereby audio won't play on the chapter page despite it being enabled in the audio inspector window.
I have deleted my com.apple.idvd.plist file as suggest in other threads (as I understood idvd would then create a new one) but the problem prevails.
I have also repaired all my disk permission through disk utility as also suggested.
Can I reinstall just idvd from my ilife disk and would this affect the integrity of any existing projects? Alternatively has anyone any suggestions on how I may finish the burn to a disk image.
PS All worked well on my last project a few weeks ago.... I have a hunch it's the file size. All suggestions welcome.
Many thanks in advance.

Thanks for responding Bengt. Here is the workaround.
Problem:
imovie '09 (8.0.6) looses all soundtrack when sharing to idvdv 7.0.4 plus idvd wouldn't allow creation of a disk image.
Findings:
It would appear all my problems start with the fact my machine - PowerMac G5 1.8ghz dual proc. 4 GB RAM IS NOT sufficient to run imovie '09. Depsite the fact I was able to produce my project in imovie, the problems began as soon as I started to share and burn the project with idvd.
See confirmation of this point from Appleman on this thread:
https://discussions.apple.com/message/15443520#15443520
Solution:
1. I copied the imovie project to an external drive connected to my PowerMac G5 via FW800.
Note it is vital you follow this process to copy an imovie project from one drive to another:
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?path=iMovie/8.0/en/19548.html
This process ensures all links are preserved. This worked perfectly for me and I understand it is the correct way to move imovie 09 projects to other drives.
2. I then disconnected the external Firewire drive connected to my PowerMac and connected it to my MacBook (Intel) to the Firewire drive using FW 400 to 800 cable. After ensuring the drive could be viewed in finder by using the drives mount software, I then loaded imovie '09 on the MacBook.
and the drive then appeared in the imovie project window.
3. Share project to idvd, complete project in idvd by adding a slideshow.
4. Created a disk image in idvd - Note - I saved the idvd project and the disk image back to the external firewire drive given I had 1tb free space.
The problems were (imo) all caused by using an old platform PM G5 non Intel and lack of internal disk space.
Thanks Bengt and Appleman for all your help.

Problem creating a disk image

Hello I'm trying to create an encrypted disk image on one of my external hard drives using the OSX Disk Utility, and am receiving the following error:
'unable to create "file Name.dmg". (no such file or directory)'
I'm creating the disk image as read/write, and with 128-bit AES encryption.
I've tried to create another disk image on my OSX HD (not an external), and still get an error, only this time:
'unable to create "file Name.dmg". (resource busy)'
Any suggestions? There is plenty of free space on both hard drives.
I'm running a Power PC G5 duel 2ghz, with OSX v 10.5.8.
Many thanks in advance...

OK it seems no one can help, so I'll try a different question;
The reason I want to create an encrypted disk image is because I've been everywhere on the 'net' and cant find out how to password protect a folder on my Mac.
This seems like something that should be very straight forward, but for the life of me I cant find what I'm looking for. Every post I read refers to creating an encrypted disk image, or playing with folder permissions - non of which actually achieve the desired result.
Surely its not that hard create a folder that requires a password to be viewed??

What can I do to create a disk image when I continue to get the prompt "permission denied"? I have run the permission repair, restarted the computer and nothing changes.

I want to create a disk image for important information. I continue to get "Permission Denied" even though I have run the disk utility for repair and verify disk permissions. Is there a solution for this?

I had same problem as I was trying to build a windows iso following the bootcamp instructions (last evening). I learned you cannot create a disk image at root due to changes in the operating system made by apple. As a user (even an admin user) you can only create a disk image below root (such as in your desktop). Any attempt to creat an image at root will return permission denied.
The Apple Disk Utility (on three macs I have tried so far) defaults to creating an iso image at the root. If you tell it to create the image - you immediately get a permission denied error.
None of the iso creation instructions I have found on apple site so far speak to this.

Creating a Disk Image from Compressor Fails

Hpefully some one can help me out here.
Here's whats going on and I've tried this on 2 different systems (iMac 24 inch OSX 10.9.4,Nvidia GeForce GT750M 1 GB, 3.1 Ghz i7 Processor 1 TB Fusion Drive, 16 gigs of ram & a iMac 27 Inch OSX 10.9.4 Nvidia GeForce GTX780M 4GB, 2.5 Quad-Core i7, 16 gigs of ram 1 TB Fusion Drive, both have the USB Super Drive from Apple connected to them)
Both are running Compressor 4.1.2. I'm trying to make a disk image from a Apple Pro Res 422 HQ Quicktime 29.97 DF (drop frame, NTSC) The file is big since it's HQ so it takes a while to compress. I'm using the Create DVD preset in compressor and choosing " When Done: Create DVD" then below that "Output Device: Hard Drive" Because I want to have a disk image for back up and future burning so I don't have to tie up any systems doing this again.
It get's the the very end where it has that disk burning icon come up on the dock and then a warning comes up saying that there was a "error making the disk" and then that's it. I want to be able to create a disk image. Old compressor (3.what ever) works great, takes a lot longer to compress things but at least I haven't run into this issue with it.
I've had my destination set to the internal drive's, external drives .... you name it I've tried to save it in different places. I've added a background picture, removed it, nothing seems to work ....
Please help and much appreciated if you can help me out here.
Cheers

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