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dynamok8 said:
You shouldn't need maczip for that file. You should have stuffit expander pre-installed in your utilities directory.
From Finder, you should be able to double click on the file, and then it will expand from .dmg.gz to .dmg, and then you can mount the dmg (disk image) by double clicking it. If double clicking the .dmg.gz doesn't work, single click it, choose 'open with' from the file menu, and then stuffit expander from the list of choices.
Alternatively you can use gunzip from the terminal, but you should be able to double click all this stuff.
if you dont have stuffit, just go to http://www.stuffit.com/mac/index.html
and you can download it for free, it will un stuff the gz. pack and allow your disk image to be mounted
and you can download it for free, it will un stuff the gz. pack and allow your disk image to be mounted
Sort of on topic: what is a .gz file? I know it's some sort of compression, but it's relatively new to me. I've seen .bin, .hqx, .sit, and .zip forever, but this .gz is a new phenomenon.
Macaddicttt said:
Gzip is the GNU open source compression format: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gzip ... been around on Unix for quite a while.
Open Terminal.
type: gunzip
Drag your foo.dmg.gz icon into the Terminal window, it will complete the path for you.
Hit return.
The file is now gunzipped. Double click it to invoke the Disk Utility DMG mounter.
type: gunzip
Drag your foo.dmg.gz icon into the Terminal window, it will complete the path for you.
Hit return.
The file is now gunzipped. Double click it to invoke the Disk Utility DMG mounter.
tried first suggestion from mkrishnan
tried your first suggestion, still get 'the file name.dmg.gz does not appear to be compressed or encoded. the application stuffit might be able to open this file, would you like to try opening the file using stuff it - click on try, get the same pop up msg again. any other solutions?
tried your first suggestion, still get 'the file name.dmg.gz does not appear to be compressed or encoded. the application stuffit might be able to open this file, would you like to try opening the file using stuff it - click on try, get the same pop up msg again. any other solutions?
Macaddicttt said:
Yeah, sounds like there's something fishy with the file....
It might be that it somehow got the gz suffix, but it isn't supposed to, and it'll mount if you just delete the .gz from the name. Could be corrupted too. Post a link, if you want, and one of us who know we can open gzip files can take a look....