Installing software from one of these requires you to mount the image and move its contents to your computer’s “Applications” directory. A.DMG file is a container file commonly used to distribute applications for Mac OS X. 21 September, 2007 by Tom Harrison in mac os x. How to Install Software from DMG Files on a Mac. And that is what we are going to discuss in this article - ways to view the DMG files on Windows 10/7/8. Since you are using a windows PC, surely you won't be able to run it on your Window OS, but at least there are ways by which you can have a look at its contents. The images usually comprise installation files of softwares and operating systems and sometimes, compressed files. It is very similar to ISO files in windows, or rather a counterpart of ISO files. DMG files are actually Mac OS disk image files.
But before proceeding with the ways to open or view a DMG file, it is better if we have a thorough knowledge of what a DMG file exactly is. Though the installation files or compressed files it contains will not be compatible with your windows PC, yet there are some ways you can check out what it withholds. If you are an avid Mac user using a Windows PC, and suddenly find a DMG file in your windows system, you would definitely want to open it up to see what it contains. Unzip Dmg File Rating: 7,9/10 9936 reviews
