a stupid question

[evanrousso]

Whenever I download a program (like firefox) it always shows up as a disk on my desktop. How do I actually install the file onto my computer?

Sorry for the stupid question.

 

[WildCowboy]

What you download is a disk image (DMG file) that expands to a mountable drive with the program inside of it. You are then supposed to drag the application to your Applications folder in order to install it. That's it!

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[meepm00pmeep]

drag it into your Applications folder

 

[mrgreen4242]

Whenever I download a program (like firefox) it always shows up as a disk on my desktop. How do I actually install the file onto my computer?

Sorry for the stupid question.

There are no stupid questions, just stupid people. But I don't think you're one of them! That's a pretty common question, as the Mac drag and drop installation can be a bit ... surprising in its simplicity coming from Windows.

 

[dogbone]

After dragging the file to the app folder, you can then trash the dmg image.

There are no stupid questions, only stupid people.

EDIT: snap.

 

[miles01110]

After dragging the file to the app folder, you can then trash the dmg image.

There are no stupid questions, only stupid people.

EDIT: snap.

Not trash....Eject! Apple + E

 

[dogbone]

Not trash....Eject! Apple + E

The mounted dmg image is ejected, sure, but after it has been unmounted you then trash the .dmg file. Do you not?

 

[iGrant]

I had that problem when I went from Windows and I bought my G4 Cube used on eBay with OS 10.0 installed on it . . . yeah


iGrant

 

[dsnort]

The only stupid question is the one not asked. One of the purposes of this forum is to be able to benefit from the experience of others.