Files

Here's a short guide on opening DMG files on Windows and extracting data from them.

DMG files could be mounted as a volume in Finder. Currently DMG files on Mac OS are used to distribute software packages. When software package in DMG file is opened it instructs Mac OS Finder to change its window in a way it is easy for user to copy application to the right folder. Finder window shows source application folder and the destination folder. All that user has to do is to drag and drop application.

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How
  1. Download DMG Extractor (it's free).

    Once installed, DMG Extractor will run automatically.

  2. 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:

  3. 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.

  4. 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.