I've never heard of .iso but it appeared on my computer the same way a .dmg did so I thought maybe it was the same thing. When I tried to open it, I was told it might be harmful to my system and was I sure I wanted to open it? I said no. It's supposed to be a program, but I'm afraid it might not be a Mac program. Anyone know what it is?
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What's an .iso file?
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Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
Eidorian
macrumors Penryn
It can be used on any operating system.
The image itself is harmless. The contents and running them as an administrator might not.
Thanks.
And just for the record I did google and it didn't help me much. It gets kinda old being told to google every time I ask a question. Google doesn't answer every question, surprisingly enough.
And just for the record I did google and it didn't help me much. It gets kinda old being told to google every time I ask a question. Google doesn't answer every question, surprisingly enough.
tutubibi
macrumors 6502a
Well, you still have to master the art of good search query. 😛
If you just search for "Apple" chance is that you will not get "Apple iBook" as a first link. But search for "ISO file" returns wiki link to ISO image article...
devnill
macrumors newbie
googling iso's
typed in "define:iso"
entry way at the bottom displayed
is wikipedia the new google?😱
typed in "define:iso"
entry way at the bottom displayed
An ISO image is an informal term for a disk image of an ISO 9660 file system.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.iso
is wikipedia the new google?😱
MisterMe
macrumors G4
Just for the record, I also did a Google search. The answer to your question is the second hit. If you don't like to read, then nothing is going to help you much.
yellow
Moderator emeritus
uhh, it is my case, i hate when I google something and i find only paying websites, so often i don't "google it", i just "wikipedia it" 😉
If isnt in wikipedia, or i want further reading, I use google
redsteven
macrumors 6502a
i understand the frustration issues and why everyone is suggesting doing searches before coming here, but perhaps this is a valid question:
is there a bug that causes the finder to give you the corrupted file warning with ANY .iso image? I've only used I think one .iso image in os x and I recall getting that same warning, even though I was the one that made the image so I of course knew it was safe.
Has anyone opened an .iso file WITHOUT getting the warning?
is there a bug that causes the finder to give you the corrupted file warning with ANY .iso image? I've only used I think one .iso image in os x and I recall getting that same warning, even though I was the one that made the image so I of course knew it was safe.
Has anyone opened an .iso file WITHOUT getting the warning?