Bootable? - Dirk.Stegemann

> One use I have for disk image files is backing up bootable CD/DVDs
(...)
> Will this utility create a dmg of a bootable disc that when burned to a recordable will still be bootable?

Actually, I don't know the answer to your question, but honestly: I doubt it. Of course, it might also depend on the specific disc you're trying to back-up.

I'd recommend to use Apple's Disk Utility to create a disk image of your purchased disk ("File->New->Disk Image from diskxx"), using the "CD/DVD master" type instead of the "compressed" type which is used by the CreateDiskImage tool.

After all, you will have to try and find out on your own; please do not hesitate to post your findings to this site as well, though.

Best regards,
Dirk Stegemann

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Sunday, January 21 2007 @ 12:42 PM PST

Bootable? - Dirk.Stegemann

> One use I have for disk image files is backing up bootable CD/DVDs
(...)
> Will this utility create a dmg of a bootable disc that when burned to a recordable will still be bootable?

Actually, I don't know the answer to your question, but honestly: I doubt it. Of course, it might also depend on the specific disc you're trying to back-up.

I'd recommend to use Apple's Disk Utility to create a disk image of your purchased disk ("File->New->Disk Image from diskxx"), using the "CD/DVD master" type instead of the "compressed" type which is used by the CreateDiskImage tool.

After all, you will have to try and find out on your own; please do not hesitate to post your findings to this site as well, though.

Best regards,
Dirk Stegemann

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Sunday, January 21 2007 @ 12:47 PM PST

Bootable? - Dirk.Stegemann

> One use I have for disk image files is backing up bootable CD/DVDs
(...)
> Will this utility create a dmg of a bootable disc that when burned to a recordable will still be bootable?

Actually, I don't know the answer to your question, but honestly: I doubt it. Of course, it might also depend on the specific disc you're trying to back-up.

I'd recommend to use Apple's Disk Utility to create a disk image of your purchased disk ("File->New->Disk Image from diskxx"), using the "CD/DVD master" type instead of the "compressed" type which is used by the CreateDiskImage tool.

After all, you will have to try and find out on your own; please do not hesitate to post your findings to this site as well, though.

Best regards,
Dirk Stegemann

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Sunday, January 21 2007 @ 12:54 PM PST