Hi Kim, Think of a disk image as simply an analog to having a CD-ROM inserted into your drive and showing up on your desktop. The dmg file contains the information that any disk would. Usually, there's an application file or sometimes a folder that contains additional information. Most often, there's also an alias to your Applications folder located in this same directory.
Often, if you launch the application right from inside this disk image, it'll create a copy of the application right in your Applications folder automatically. You can, instead, copy the application right in your disk image and paste it into the alias for your applications folder. HTH, Slau On Mar 8, 2010, at 6:36 PM, Kimberly thurman wrote: > Hi Folks: > > I am new to the mac, and need some direction when it comes to installing > programs. What is this stuff about the "disk immage? ". I have installed > a couple of programs that seemed to disappear when I deleted everything in my > downloads folder, which is how I got those programs, via download. > > I'm really loving my Mac, but I'm thinking there's something completely > different in the way programs are installed and uninstalled in Mac versus > windows. > > Thanks in advance, > > Kim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionar...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
