How to Create Dmg File on Mac?

How do I Create a DMG File on Mac?

In the Disk Utility window, go to the menu on the left and highlight the name of the disk you mounted.
Click on the File menu at the top of the screen.
Type a name for your new file, then navigate to the Desktop to save the file there.
Under Image Format, choose compressed.
Click Save.

How do I Create a Disk Image Mac?

In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, select a disk, volume, or connected device in the sidebar.
Choose File > New Image, then choose “Image from [ device name ].”
Enter a filename for the disk image, add tags if necessary, then choose where to save it.

What is a DMG File on Mac?

Disk iMaGe The file format used in the Mac for distributing software. Mac install packages appear as a virtual disk drive on the Mac. When the DMG file icon is double clicked, the virtual drive is "mounted" on the desktop. The DMG format harks back to the days when the Mac was a floppyonly machine. See disk image.

How do I Create a Disk Image File?

Choose Create Image... from the File menu.
Press Ctrl+I key combination.
Right-click the device and choose Create Image on the context menu.