Unintentional creation of cdr as new volume

[onthefence]

When trying to create a disk image of an audio (spoken) CD mounted in superdrive, Disk Utility created the disk image but made it an internal volume! Obviously, I screwed up somehow. I don't understand disk images sufficiently to do it well, but usually managed to muddle through on the handful of disk images I've created. I unmounted it, thinking it was in my Home folder somewhere. After I ejected the source CD and saw the file name still listed in Disk Utility as a volume, I realized I was in trouble.

I don't know whether it would do any harm to just leave it (tho it takes up HD space), but I would prefer to delete it, if possible. Unfortunately, when it gets beyond very basic computing, I am a novice on the Mac. Creating a disk image is about the farthest I have ventured. I don't really "understand" volumes, even. Have been in Terminal just twice with written directions. Both times, the helpera omitted steps but I somehow managed to get out without doing damage. I certainly don't want to inadvertently wipe my hard drive!

Can anyone help this novice? Here's the info Disk Utility offers on the new volume:

Name : Lemon [Disc 1].cdr
Type : Disk Image
Connection Bus : Disk Image
Disk Name : /Macintosh HD/Volumes/Lemon [Disc 1].cdr
Media Type : Generic
Disk Image Path : /Volumes/Lemon [Disc 1].cdr
Location : Internal

Disk Write Status: Not mounted

I don't have any other volumes beyond the Mac HD. Thanks in advance!

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PowerPC G5 Dual 2 GHz (not Intel)
OSX 10.4.11, 1 GB DDR SDRAM
20GB available on 160GB HD

 

[jcooke]

Just plain ole Disk Images show up in Disk Utility. It doesn't mean that it's an actually internal volume because those are physical and not able to just be created by pushing a button....

A disk image is pretty much just a "virtual disk" that can be created or deleted on a hard drive.

There is the file that contains the disk image, in your case it is the .cdr. Then there is the Disk Image, which will appear as a drive on your desktop when the file that contains the disk image is opened.

You are fine, a .cdr file is just a type disk image. If you don't want it, then delete it. Once it is deleted, it will no longer show up in Disk Utility.

What where you trying to do when making a disk image of the CD?

 

[onthefence]

RESOLVED.

Thanks, icemanjc, I appreciate your response. Sorry, I guess I didn't clearly describe the problem. I couldn't delete the cdr file because I could not find it.

Disk Utility said its location was Internal. Neither Finder nor third-party software could locate the file on my hard drive, so I didn't know what else to do. That's why I posted here.

I don't know why it took so long for my brain to kick into gear, but about half an hour ago, I had a V8 moment. I realized I had searched only the visible files, not system files. Ahah. I can be slow, but now I knew what to do.

I used TinkerTool to have Finder show all invisible / system files. Quickly located the offending cdr file in the invisible system files as a volume. Deleted it. All is well again in my little kingdom. )