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As I mentioned in my previous thread...I'm new to mac. I was just wondering what everyone does when downloading a software that becomes a mounted drive (I think that's what its called)after the install/download. For example DVD Imager...

Do you just leave it on your desktop?
 
If it's something that's easily re-downloaded, I usually mount the DMG, copy the application into my Applications folder (or run the installer from the mounted DMG, whichever it happens to be), then I unmount the DMG and throw it away. I can always redownload it later if I need to. If I decide I don't want the Application, it's usually a case of finding it in the Applications folder and dragging it to the trash.

If it's an application updater file, like those from Adobe to update Photoshop from 7.0 to 7.0.1 or something, I'll install the update and save the DMG into an "Updates" folder (mine's organized meticulously, but that's just OCD) in case I need to reinstall the application later... I don't need to redownload all the update files to get my system back to fully-updated condition.
 
yeah thats kind of what I was doing (keeping the dmg in apps and running install from it as needed). I haven't had to perfrom an update that used a mounted drive yet, but good advice!

Thanks again ElDiabloConCaCa (thats funny ::ha:: ::ha:: ).
 
Instead of running the application from the DMG itself, instead mount the DMG, then copy the actual application off of the mounted DMG image and into your Applications folder... that way, you can run the application without having to mount the DMG file, which can take some time if it's a large DMG.

Hope that helps!
 
okay, now I understand...I guess I was tired or something last night when reading your reply. Anyhow, I seemed to been confusing the files. I was actually keeping the compressed file that gives you a DMG upon expanding/decompressing it with "stuffit" (i think thats what its called?!?!?). Anyhow, then I was creating a new DMG each time I used it and trashing it when I was done.

Now I have the image of the program that was in the DMG file in my apps folder...this is the type of solution I was looking for...I should have known it would be more intuitive.
 
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