Contents

• 1   Introduction
  • 1.1   Feature List
• 2   Installing and Updating
  • 2.1   Requirements
  • 2.2   Installing DropDMG
  • 2.3   Updating From a Previous Version
  • 2.4   Uninstalling DropDMG
• 3   Using DropDMG
  • 3.1   Basics
  • 3.2   Making a Bootable Device Image of a Hard Drive
  • 3.3   Backing Up Your Files to CD/DVD
  • 3.4   Burning Backups of CDs/DVDs
  • 3.5   Restoring Files and Disks
  • 3.6   Making Images With Background Pictures
  • 3.7   Protecting Your Files With Encryption
  • 3.8   Transferring Files Securely
  • 3.9   Sharing Licenses and Layouts
  • 3.10   Burning a Lion Installation DVD
• 4   Menus
  • 4.1   The DropDMG Menu
    • 4.1.1   About DropDMG
    • 4.1.2   Software Update…
    • 4.1.3   Purchase…
  • 4.2   The File Menu
    • 4.2.1   New from Folder/File…
    • 4.2.2   New Blank Disk Image…
    • 4.2.3   Convert Image/Archive…
    • 4.2.4   Compact Image…
    • 4.2.5   Change Image Passphrase…
    • 4.2.6   Get Image Info…
    • 4.2.7   Mount Image…
    • 4.2.8   Verify Image…
    • 4.2.9   Burn…
    • 4.2.10   Join Files…
  • 4.3   The View Menu
    • 4.3.1   Log Detail
    • 4.3.2   Show All Log Entries/Errors Only
  • 4.4   The Window Menu
    • 4.4.1   Activity Window
    • 4.4.2   DropDMG Window
• 5   Preferences
  • 5.1   Configurations
    • 5.1.1   Format
    • 5.1.2   Encryption
    • 5.1.3   Segments
    • 5.1.4   License
    • 5.1.5   Layout
    • 5.1.6   Custom volume icon
    • 5.1.7   Internet-enabled
    • 5.1.8   Optimize for restores
    • 5.1.9   Destination
    • 5.1.10   Names
    • 5.1.11   Delete after creating/converting
  • 5.2   Licenses
  • 5.3   Layouts
  • 5.4   Advanced
    • 5.4.1   Temporary options
    • 5.4.2   Always run with root access
    • 5.4.3   Use less temporary disk space
    • 5.4.4   Quit when done
    • 5.4.5   Remove log entries
    • 5.4.6   Command-line tool
  • 5.5   Esoteric Preferences
• 6   Frequently Asked Questions
  • 6.1   How can I make my disk images download properly?
  • 6.2   Why doesn’t my serial number work?
  • 6.3   Why does DropDMG try to connect to dreamhost.com when it starts up?
  • 6.4   What should I do if I get an error 49168?
• 7   Legal Stuff
• 8   Version History