Should I use sparseimage or dmg? (pass protected)

[TheGenerous]

I believe dmg is more used, I just created a 500MB sparseimage but maybe I'm not doing the correct thing.

Should I use sparseimage or dmg? (pass protected)

thx

 

[MacDawg]

This should give you some info: Sparse Image

Unlike a full image file (.dmg), which takes up as much actual space as the real disk it represents (regardless of the amount of unused space), a sparse image file (.sparseimage) takes up only as much actual disk space as the data contained within.

 

[TheGenerous]

@MacDawg, I appreciate it.

I'll give it a try for a couple months with both dmg and sparseimage and then decide or report here if one is more *reliable* than the other.

My intention is to store photos and have the ability to edit them in Lr while keeping them away from spies.

 

[superericla]

They should both be about as reliable as the other. I would personally recommend using a sparse image since then you can set the maximum size to a very large amount without having it take up that much space. It basically just gives you much more room to grow while saving space.

 

[TheGenerous]

@superericla, awesome thx mate