Apple Disk Utility
| Version | 12(as of 12/8/2014) |
| Platform | Mac |
| License | Bundled |
| Category | Utility |
Main Features
- Handles disk creation, backup, encryption, and more
- Mounts and ejects disk volumes
- Erases, formats, partitions, and clones disks
Software Overview
Apple Disk Utility is a system tool that is included with Mac OS X. It is used by the system to perform various tasks on disks and disk volumes but can also be accessed directly with the command line.
Whenever you perform any type of task that accesses any form of disk on a Mac, the system uses Disk Utility. This includes everything from mounting a disk volume or image to verifying a disk's integrity and formatting a disk. You can access the utility directly with the command line using the hdiutil and diskutil commands.
If you use an OS X based computer, you are more than likely already using Disk Utility. More advanced users who are comfortable with with a command line interface may be interested in interacting with the utility directly using terminal.
Primary File Type
.DMGApple Disk Image
Supported File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .DMG | Apple Disk Image |
| .CDR | Macintosh DVD/CD Master |
| .DMGPART | Mac OS X Disk Image Part |
| .DSK | Disk Image |
| .FPBF | Mac OS X Burn Folder |
| .IMAGE | Apple Disk Image |
| .IMG | Macintosh Disk Image |
| .ISO | Disk Image File |
| .NDIF | Apple New Disk Image Format File |
| .SMI | Self-Mounting Disk Image |
| .SPARSEBUNDLE | Mac OS X Sparse Bundle |
| .SPARSEIMAGE | Mac OS X Sparse Image |
Additional Related File Types
| Extension | File Type |
|---|---|
| .JRZ | PSP Game Data File |