.dmg file won't copy to external hard drive

[Michael S]

Hi all, I have OSX leopard as a disc image on my desktop. When I try to copy the .dmg file over to my external hard drive it copies for a while, then an error message says it can't copy it over and stops. I'm really confused as this sort of problem doesn't usually happen.

I'm running Tiger 10.4.11 and I want to install Leopard. The Leopard disc image is 6.66GB.

I can't burn it to a DVD either because the discs I have are 4.7GB & the .dmg is 6.66GB. Do I need to buy a bigger DVD blank disc?

Another question is how I should burn the disc. Should I simply burn the .dmg file straight onto a DVD (if I can get one that is big enough!) using Disc Utility?


THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TIME & HELP, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT!!!!!

 

[r.j.s]

What format is the external?

 

[Michael S]

What format is the external?

Sorry, I forgot to say. It's a MY BOOK 600GB USB hard drive. Thanks man!

 

[r.j.s]

No, I mean what file format.

HFS+, FAT32, NTFS

 

[Michael S]

No, I mean what file format.

HFS+, FAT32, NTFS

Sorry, its FAT32

 

[r.j.s]

Sorry, its FAT32

Then you can't do it. You need to either erase the drive and reformat it as HFS+, or get a dual-layer DVD.

FAT32 cannot handle files larger than 4GB.

 

[Michael S]

Then you can't do it. You need to either erase the drive and reformat it as HFS+, or get a dual-layer DVD.

FAT32 cannot handle files larger than 4GB.

So if I buy a dual layer dvd-r thats big enough to handle a 6.66GB .dmg file, I can burn it in disc utility and boot from it to install Leopard??????

Thanks for your help

 

[r.j.s]

As long as your Superdrive can burn DL DVDs.

 

[mkrishnan]

Sorry, as this seems almost certainly to involve piracy, conversation over.... OP may PM me, use Contact Us, or use the report post icon (

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