Sep 21, 2007 How to Install Software from DMG Files on a Mac. 21 September, 2007 by Tom Harrison in mac os x. A.DMG file is a container file commonly used to distribute applications for Mac OS X. Installing software from one of these requires you to mount the image and move its contents to your computer’s “Applications” directory.
Once you double click the DMG file it will open as a read only drive and appear under devices, if you then click on the read only drive it has opened as there will either be a .pkg file you can double click which loads an installer menu.
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- Jul 26, 2016 Forcing a Stuck Verifying.pkg Installer to Run in Mac OS X. Re-download the installer: Before anything else, you should consider that the downloaded.pkg installer, dmg, or updater may have been corrupted or perhaps is incomplete. The very first step should be to re-download the pkg or dmg in question, and always get it from a trusted source.
- One user has reported an issue opening the Screenwriter 6.5 installer.DMG (disk image) after they upgraded to macOS 10.13 High Sierra. The symptom is that after double-clicking the.dmg, the FInder puts up a 'Verifying.' Message, but the.DMG never mounts.
If however it is just a single icon or program on it's own, then you need to drag (or copy and paste) it into the applications folder on the computer.
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Once it has finished copying, you can then eject the mounted read only drive image.
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Additional instructions here; http://www.howtogeek.com/177619/how-to-install-applications-on-a-mac-everything-you-need-to-know/