Problem creating dmg...

Question

Hi, All -
When I try to creat a dmg, using the "Disk image from Folder" command, after I've selected (clicked) on that command, I'm taken to a window titled "Select Folder to Image." After I selec the proper folder, I click the "Image" button and am taken to another "New Image from Folder" window, where I enter the dmg title, destination, choose "compression," select "none" for encryption, and click on the save button.
Three times, after the resulting progress graph had reached its end, I received an error message, "unable to create ' xxxxx'" (file name) and error 49168. On the 4th attempt, the graph, at about 20%, resulted in a dmg that was already 2.36gb, and still growing, when I finally hit the cancel button. I think I may have select the wrong folder to copy. LOL The folder I was trying to convert to a dmg was only 10.8mb.
On my next attempt, the result was the same as the first 3 attempts. I HAVE been able been able to create an empty dmg of 15mb, and another of 10mb.
Help!!!!!!!
TIA
Phil

Answer 1

Hi Phil:
If you are trying to use a disk image to shrink pdf's, then that is the wrong approach. They won't
shrink much unless they are optimized. If you have access to adobe acrobat professional, it will
reduce a non optimized pdf to around 10% of its non optimized size.
Here is a alternate program that does basically the same thing as adobe:
PDF Shrink 4.5
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/9206
Split and concat can split files files into smaller chunks for reassembly on the receiving end.
http://www.xs4all.nl/~loekjehe/Split&Concat/
Stuffit Deluxe will compress files smaller than anything else I have found:
http://my.smithmicro.com/mac/stuffit/index.html
Kj
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