An archive or disk image may have utility in speeding up a whole disk backup because the internal file structure is now hidden from the file system. Instead of numerous files and directories in the ...

An ISO image is an exact copy of the data on an optical disc, such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc. Using the right software, you can create ISO images from optical discs and use them in place of the ...

Sometimes a specific disk image in OS X will automatically mount if a file on it is targeted by the system. Here are some methods for fixing this issue. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, ...

I purchased a license of Windows 7 Ultimate from my university. I plant to upgrade a Windows 7 Home PC to Ultimate and then to Windows 10 Pro. It much cheaper than purchasing the Pro upgrade from MS.

It’s always a good idea to have an Image Backup of your OS. So, if there’s any even of misfortune, you don’t end up losing your data but can restore it fully from Repair Disc or an external hard drive ...

Disk Jockey is an app that allows you to create disk image files for a variety of retro computers and emulators. Here's how to use it. Retro computing is popular these days, and one aspect of vintage ...

If you find that Windows 11/10 ISO is too big for your DVD and you see the message The disc image file is too large, then you need to know this. You may see this message when you try to burn Windows ...

Microsoft wants you to have a free Windows 10 upgrade, and they really want you to use Windows Update to get it over the Internet. If you have a PC that qualifies for the upgrade, you should do this ...

Have you ever experienced an issue where a disk image is mounted then subsequently unmounted, but disk space of the same quantity as the image remains occupied on your startup volume (hard disk)? If ...

Here at TidBITS, we like to think that we face adversity so you don’t have to. We use our Macs all day long, sometimes even in the evenings, looking for ways to shoulder your karmic burden of computer ...