In its current state, the disk is ready for use on any Mac. Once the process finishes, hit “Done,” and check your Desktop for the. You’ll see a progress bar estimating the time until completion. Depending on how large the disc is, the amount of time that’s necessary varies (Which makes USB drives very effecient). If asked, enter your Mac password and hit OK to begin the disk image process. You should keep the image’s name short so that it’s easily reproduced. Choosing this format ensures the contents of the disk are copied entirely as a. Next, make sure to choose DVD/CD Master as the Image Format. In the popup window, select Desktop as your destination. Now that you’ve selected the source of the disc image, click on File > New > Disk Image from. A USB Drive is also useful if you can't find an empty Your disk will appear in the left column window. This is the device that you will be placing your files on for conversion.
iSO image file on your Mac with Disk Utility and a little bit of Terminal magic.Ĭonnect an external drive (or, if you have an older Mac, insert a disc into the CD/DVD drive) to your Mac and launch Disk Utility.