DropDMG 2.0

October 23rd, 2002 (DropDMG)
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Version 2.0 of DropDMG is now available.

This is a free update that includes the following changes:

  • Converts dropped images to the format specified in the preferences when you hold down Control-Shift.
  • Hold down Option when dropping a folder or image to specify settings to be used for that item (temporarily overriding the preferences).
  • Makes self-mounting NDIF images (SMIs). This is the only kind of image that supports license agreements on both 9 and X.
  • Creates smaller zlib-compressed images when running on 10.2 and later. (The images are still compatible with 10.1’s Disk Copy.)
  • You can now choose to post-compress with BZip2 instead of GZip. BZip2 is slower than GZip but creates smaller files.
  • Improved the layout of the preferences window.
  • Faster at copying files to the image when running on 10.2 and later.
  • Worked around 10.2 bug that caused errors when a file or folder name contained a slash (as shown in the Finder).
  • Worked around OS X bug that prevented copying files larger than about 1 GB.
  • New application icon.
  • Compiled with GCC 3.
  • No longer calls thread-unsafe parts of Carbon from child threads.
  • Prevents the user from making a read-write image with a license agreement, rather than stopping midway through with an error message saying that this wasn’t possible.
  • The status window no longer looks as though it will accept the drop when you try to drop a .dmg file that doesn’t need metadata fixing.
  • Changed File menu text and keyboard shortcuts to more closely match 10.2’s Disk Copy.
  • The about box and registration window now use the design first seen in SpamSieve.
  • The log no longer uses the large system font under 10.2.
  • Better error message if you try to image the startup volume.
  • Fixed bug where images with license agreements contained duplicate styl resources.

For more information, please see the DropDMG Manual.