How to Delete Encrypted Disk Image?
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From: Slacker on 2 Apr 2010 16:08 I created an encrypted disk image (SL 10.6.3) that I no longer need and want to delete-- but can't see how to do that. Dragging it to trash of course unmounts it-- rather than deletes it-- and once it's unmounted, it doesn't show in the Finder window. I can see it in the left pane in the Disk Utility-- but don't see any delete option there. Suggestions?
From: Jolly Roger on 2 Apr 2010 16:36 In article <hp5isg$s06$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Slacker <ezboy(a)beach.biz> wrote: > I created an encrypted disk image (SL 10.6.3) that I no longer need and > want to delete-- but can't see how to do that. > > Dragging it to trash of course unmounts it-- rather than deletes it-- > and once it's unmounted, it doesn't show in the Finder window. I can see > it in the left pane in the Disk Utility-- but don't see any delete > option there. > > Suggestions? You need to delete the image file itself, not the mounted virtual drive. So delete the file you double-click to access it - the one you open to make the virtual drive appear on the desktop). -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: dorayme on 2 Apr 2010 16:43 In article <hp5isg$s06$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Slacker <ezboy(a)beach.biz> wrote: > I created an encrypted disk image (SL 10.6.3) that I no longer need and > want to delete-- but can't see how to do that. > > Dragging it to trash of course unmounts it-- rather than deletes it-- > and once it's unmounted, it doesn't show in the Finder window. I can see > it in the left pane in the Disk Utility-- but don't see any delete > option there. > > Suggestions? Go to where it exists and simply trash it. If you don't know where it exists, click the blue info button at top of Disk Utility pane and the path to it will be shown. For example it might be at /Users/you/something.dmg. Go there and you will see it. Select it and command delete it or smply drag it to trash (when it is unmounted) -- dorayme
From: Slacker on 2 Apr 2010 16:50 Jolly Roger wrote: > In article <hp5isg$s06$1(a)news.albasani.net>, Slacker <ezboy(a)beach.biz> > wrote: > >> I created an encrypted disk image (SL 10.6.3) that I no longer need and >> want to delete-- but can't see how to do that. >> >> Dragging it to trash of course unmounts it-- rather than deletes it-- >> and once it's unmounted, it doesn't show in the Finder window. I can see >> it in the left pane in the Disk Utility-- but don't see any delete >> option there. >> >> Suggestions? > > You need to delete the image file itself, not the mounted virtual drive. > So delete the file you double-click to access it - the one you open to > make the virtual drive appear on the desktop). > That did it-- thanks!
From: Slacker on 2 Apr 2010 17:54
dorayme wrote: > In article <hp5isg$s06$1(a)news.albasani.net>, > Slacker <ezboy(a)beach.biz> wrote: > >> I created an encrypted disk image (SL 10.6.3) that I no longer need and >> want to delete-- but can't see how to do that. >> >> Dragging it to trash of course unmounts it-- rather than deletes it-- >> and once it's unmounted, it doesn't show in the Finder window. I can see >> it in the left pane in the Disk Utility-- but don't see any delete >> option there. >> >> Suggestions? > > Go to where it exists and simply trash it. If you don't know > where it exists, click the blue info button at top of Disk > Utility pane and the path to it will be shown. For example it > might be at /Users/you/something.dmg. Go there and you will see > it. Select it and command delete it or smply drag it to trash > (when it is unmounted) > Thanks, I see that on another Mac I have-- and will be deleting that encrypted disk image also in a few days. |