DMG is a disk image format used on Mac OS X and it is difficult to open on Windows computer. So, the guide below will let you people give a way to open DMG files on Windows through a free utility name HFSExplorer. Continue reading after the break to read the complete process to do that.
How to Extract DMG File Data on Windows
Step-1
Download and install HFSExplorer on your PC
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Jun 17, 2011 My iMac, my families main computer, is running out of disc space, and after googling/looking for topics on the issue, I still can't find a clean cut answer to the question 'If I delete.dmg files for programs I have already install/use, will the programs become unusable/broken and will my iMac still function properly?' To answer your question(s), generally speaking, yes, you can delete the container file whether it be a.pkg,.dmg or.zip file. This of course assumes that all content of the container file has been installed. May 26, 2019 The application will no longer be available after you delete the DMG file. Clean up When you finish installing the application, you will have two copies, one in DMG format and one in the Applications folder.
Just follow the installation wizard of HFSExplorer and check mark the box followed by “Register .dmg file association” while you reach on this screen
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On completion of HFSExplorer install process, you will observe that all DMG files on your computer will get associated to HFSExplorer software.
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Now, double click on your DMG file to whom you want to open
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In an explorer window all of the contents of your DMG file will display, so select the file of your choice and click on “Extract” button
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Just choose the destination folder on your computer and click on “Extract here” button
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Click on “Yes” button while it asks for “Do you want to follow symbolic links while extracting”
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Extraction will start and on completion “Extraction finished” message will display, so click on “OK” and that’s it
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Once you double click the DMG file it will open as a read only drive and appear under devices, if you then click on the read only drive it has opened as there will either be a .pkg file you can double click which loads an installer menu.
If however it is just a single icon or program on it's own, then you need to drag (or copy and paste) it into the applications folder on the computer.
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Once it has finished copying, you can then eject the mounted read only drive image.
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Additional instructions here; http://www.howtogeek.com/177619/how-to-install-applications-on-a-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/