Here's a short guide on opening DMG files on Windows and extracting data from them.
Dec 31, 2019 What do you get when you make a digital copy of a disc? You get a disc image. But depending on the operating system you’re using, the disc can come in two common extensions: DMG or ISO. But how do you even open a DMG file if you’re using Windows? Is it possible?
Nov 18, 2019 For example, say a DMG file isn't just storing compressed files like images and videos but is instead holding a software program. You can extract/open the DMG file in Windows using one of the programs mentioned below, but you can't actually execute the program and use it like you would another Windows application. Nov 15, 2017 I've seen this question asked many times but i'm not seeing an answer that makes sense. I've just upgraded to Sierra, and I need to open a Webex DMG for work, yet I can't open it. I don't even get any 'open anyway' or additional prompts on the security tab.nothing, nada. I just right click, select 'open' and nothing at all happens.
Download DMG Extractor (it's free).
Once installed, DMG Extractor will run automatically.
Open DMG Extractor and select the DMG file you want to extract
Click the 'Open' menu icon on the top-left of the window.
If the DMG archive is password protected, DMG Extractor will prompt you for its password:
DMG Extractor will load the file you selected. If you have a large DMG file, a progress bar will show until the DMG file is loaded.
Now you should be able to see all the files contained within the DMG file and navigate folders and files.
Extract the files you want
Click 'Extract', next to the 'Open' button. You can choose whether to extract the whole of the DMG's contents into the same folder, or into a specific one chosen by you. If you don't need to extract all the files, just select the files you want and on the 'Extract' menu click 'Selected files to…'
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That's it: extraction complete! Your selected files should now have been converted from the DMG file and saved onto your Windows computer ready for you to use.
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Can't open a .dmg file?
If you want to open a .dmg file on your computer, you just need to have the appropriate program installed. If the .dmg association isn't set correctly, you may receive the following error message:
Windows can't open this file:
File: example.dmg
To open this file, Windows needs to know what program you want to use to open it. Windows can go online to look it up automatically, or you can manually select from a list of programs that are installed on your computer.
To change file associations:
- Right-click a file with the extension whose association you want to change, and then click Open With.
- In the Open With dialog box, click the program whith which you want the file to open, or click Browse to locate the program that you want.
- Select the Always use the selected program to open this kind of file check box.
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Supported operating systems
Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, Mac OS X, iOS, Android