Open Dmg File

If you find file DMG extension in your windows system and you don’t know what to do then this article is going to help you. Some people think that these files contain viruses but this is not true this is a disk image file which is mostly used in MAC OS. These files are not helpful for windows users. Now let’s move to next step and know more about that file extension and its uses. Here is step by step guide how to open DMG file in windows operating.

You cannot use or open the.dmg format files on a Windows computer. Instead to install a software, you may have to separately download.exe file.

What is .dmg extension file?

Many of us are unknown about this file extension and we look this type of a virus or malware. But the truth is the .dmg file is not a virus or any type of malware. DMG file is a disk image which is mostly used in MAC OS and it works as an ISO file for windows. DMG files can mount in Apple MacBook as ISO file in windows operating. We can say DMG file is a disk image file which can use an Apple MacBook.

This disk image contains program installation file for Apple application but this can be used to compress files. As we can also use ISO file to compress our file. DMG and ISO both are the different files which can be used in their own environment.

NOTE:- DMG file is supported by newer version MAC OS X version 9.0 and older MAC OS support IMG file extension.

How to open DMG File in windows?

Despite all these things you can extract the .dmg file in your windows operating and you can use these if you need it.

There are many tools for extracting DMG files. But here we use 7-Zip and DMG Extractor. Both of these are free to download and use.

It is free to use but up to 4 Gb of the file. To extract the bigger file you need to buy its professional version of this application. Using this application is very easy and free version allows 5 file to extract at a time.

Step1

Download and install an application and double click on the .dmg file.

Step2

And wait until the application is open and then click on extract and choose one of them which you want. Here I choose first option to extract the file.

Extract file

7-Zip is one of the amazing compressor tools and it is free to use with user-friendly tools.

Step1

Download and install in your windows pc and right click on the .dmg file.

Step2

Now go to 7-Zip and then extract the file and your task will start. Now you can see the files there which are compressed in your .dmg file.

file Extracting

These two are the best application and easy to use these tools. If you don’t want to download and want to compress it into an iso file then try this how to compress it into iso file and here you will see easy and you will get it easily in your hand.

When the persons that use Windows operating system encounter the file of a dmg extension, first they think about how can do I convert DMG to ISO.

How to Convert DMG to ISO on Windows PC

What is DMG File?

A DMG file is a Mac OS X system disk image file. Just as the ISO file use in Windows system installations, the files with DMG extension also use on Mac systems. Apple Mac OS X uses the files with .dmg extensions to install a software. If we explain what is the DMG file briefly, the DMG file extension only is used on the Apple MacOS systems.

How to Open a DMG File in Windows 10 PC

Once you understand what is DMG file, you need 3rd Party software to open a DMG file on Windows 10 operating system. You can use the programs listed below to open the file with the DMG extension;

How to Open DMG File on Windows 10

You can convert a file with a DMG extension to an ISO extension within minutes using 3rd software. Let’s use the UltraISOprogram to convert a .dmg file to an iso file.

Step 1

Specify the .dmg extension file you want to convert to the ISO file.

Step 2

After installing the UltraISO program on your computer, run the program as an administrator.

Step 3

From the UltraISO menu, click the Tools tab.

Step 4

In the Tools options, click Convert.

Step 5

In UltraISO, select the location of the file to be converted.

Step 6

For example, select the macOS High Sierra.dmg file and click the Open button.

Step 7

In the Convert window, select the type to be converted in the Output Format section and start the process.

Step 8

Now, the file format is being converted by UltraISO…

Step 9

macOS installation image successfully converted to ISO image!

Step 10

You can verify that the operation was successful by reviewing the image below.

Final Word

In this article, we examined how to open a dmg file on Windows operating systems using UltraISO. Thanks for following us!

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