![]() ![]() For one thing, many times the versions of DVD movies and CDs are different or better in their (original) optical media forms. ![]() Not everybody has succumbed to the “stream-everything-all-the-time” mentality. (Hello, XLD!) I don’t always want to go through the trouble to rip something I already paid for to listen to it from the hard drive on my MBP, so again a CD drive is still invaluable for direct CD audio playback. I also will rip audio CDs that friends own to various formats for them, using apps other than iTunes where we can be really specific about the format, bit rates, etc. In addition, I frequently use optical to dupe audio media for various uses (no, I’m not pirating, etc.) And I still rip CDs from my own collection, which numbers in the thousands and is therefore an ongoing project. Sometimes this is a specific project that doesn’t merit an archival USB thumb drive and isn’t large enough for a hard drive or the risk and delay of putting it up into the cloud. ![]() I still use recordable optical media for small, semi-permanent backups that are stored offsite. Know of another method to burn an ISO on a Mac? Share with us in the comments below! If for some reason you don’t want to use hdiutil, it remains possible to burn ISOs or other disk image from the command line using dd too.Īgain this is relevant to modern macOS versions, like High Sierra 10.13, Sierra 10.12, El Capitan 10.11, and later, earlier versions can burn an ISO right in Disk Utility. The hdiutil command is quite powerful and it can create iso images as well as convert them, making it a valuable tool for users who don’t mind the Terminal. Hdiutil will start burning the disk image file immediately assuming the syntax to the iso or dmg file is correct, and a CD/DVD drive with write abilities is found. Launch the Terminal and type the following command:.Place the ISO somewhere easy to locate like the desktop or user home folder.Here’s what to do to burn an iso from modern MacOS and Mac OS X with hdiutil in the Terminal application: The syntax is rather simple but being the command line things must be precise to avoid failure or unintended consequences, thus this is best for advanced Mac users. Users can also turn to the command line to burn a disk image or iso file. This works to burn disk images and just data in general, Mac OS X Is smart enough to know what to do with a DMG and an ISO, and yes you can boo Burning Disc Images & ISO Files in Mac OS X from the Command Line You can also access the “Burn Disk Image to Disc” option by right-clicking on an image file. Insert a blank DVD, CD, or CDRW disc into the drive, then click on the “Burn” button.Pull down the “File” menu and choose “Burn Disk Image (Name) to Disc…”.From the Mac Finder, select a disk image file. ![]() The ability to burn data and disk images has long existed in the Finder of Mac OS, but now burning images is missing from Disk Utility, it’s one of the primary methods of burning a disk in Mac OS X 10.11 and later: How to Burn a Disk Image File (ISO, DMG, etc) from the Finder of Mac OS X This is exclusively for macOS High Sierra, Sierra, OS X El Capitan and later, where the feature no longer exists. Note this is not necessary in older versions of Mac OS X, which allowed burning ISO files from Disk Utility. But not to worry, you can still burn disk images and data discs in modern MacOS and Mac OS X releases, and you can start the process either from the Finder or from the command line on the Mac. ![]()
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