We continue to get reports of readers regarding problems mounting CDs in Mac OS X. In some cases, the problem extends to mounting disk image files. So far, we have had none of these problems, so we ...

In some cases, a disk image will not mount in Mac OS X, giving the error message "Unable to mount disk. Broken pipe," or another. There are various potential ...

OS X has a number of options for handling disk images—settings for such things as automatically opening them, moving Internet-enabled images to the trash after opening, verifying checksums, and more.

One useful OS X feature is the ability to create disk images. A disk image is a single file that, when double-clicked, appears like a typical hard drive to the operating system. (Most software you ...

March 30, 2007 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google The MacApper weblog has a simple, beginner's tutorial for creating and using virtual disks on your Mac using the ...

Disk image tools allow you to take physical discs and drives—DVDs, hard drives, and other media—and turn them into virtual images for ease of storage and manipulation. Here's a look at five of the ...

NEW YORK, Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- EaseUS announced the official release of EaseUS Disk Copy 7.0.0 on Jan. 7, 2026, representing a fundamental shift in how disk cloning and backup workflows are ...

Practically everyone has files or a folder that they keep on their Mac that they don't want anyone else to access. Today, AppleInsider walks you through the steps to keep your files secure by turning ...

Disk Utility provides features for creating disk images, RAID, and repairing disks. In the second part of our deep dive, we'll look at those options. In part 1 of this series, we looked at the basics ...

In the latest releases of both my ebooks on backups (“Take Control of Mac OS X Backups” and “Take Control of Easy Backups in Leopard“), I include sidebars titled “(Sparse) Bundles of Joy,” in which I ...