Most software on Mac OS X is distributed as a DMG image format. The Mac users can open .dmg files on Mac OS X without using third-party software. But if you are a Windows user, you will be in trouble, since Windows can not recognize dmg format by default. In this article we’ll show you how to convert DMG files to ISO format in Windows using the freeware dmg2img.
Mar 28, 2020 Cautions to Avoid Situations where DMG is Not Recognized There are various precautions and tips to prevent DMG files from recognizing the problem. Some of these are shown below. Observe attached screenshot, where the format is left blank. If I download a.dmg from another domain, it shows properly as a binary file. I see this on Win XP too, if I download a Mac file from the mozilla.com products page it does not show the format type, but does for Windows and Linux. The Specified File Is Not Recognized As Dmg Format In Word The Specified File Is Not Recognized As Dmg Format In Excel 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.
How to Convert DMG Image to ISO format in Windows?
- First head over to this website and grab yourself a copy of dmg2img by clicking on the win32 binary link. Extract the contents of the downloaded dmg2img-1.6.5-win32.zip file to a new folder.
- Open a Command Prompt and then use the cd command to navigate to the folder where you extracted the dmg2img file.
- Now use the following command syntax to convert your DMG file:
dmg2img.exe {source file.dmg} {destination file.iso}In my example I want to convert a Mac installer image called Apple.Mac.OSX.v10.7.Lion.dmg, and save the converted ISO as mac.iso, so my command would be:
dmg2img.exe c:Apple.Mac.OSX.v10.7.Lion.dmg c:mac.iso - After a few minutes of processing, your DMG will be converted to ISO format. You can then burn the ISO image to your disc or mount it to CD drive for your own purpose in Windows.