Peope have been telling me. if you want to hide your files make an encrypted disk image and keep them there. well i would just like to know how to do this, where the disk image will be located. will it be located in documents?
A disk Image is like a virtual hard drive. (Or CD or any kind of drive you need) It shows up as a attached disk when it is opened and can close when ejected. But instead of inserting a DVD-r or thumb drive, the file remains on your computer all the time. Disk images allow you to encrypt the contents of any file you add in real time so when the disk is unmounted, no one can access your files without a password. Some disk images even expand automatically based on how large the files you add are. Disk images are also useful in backups as they can make a perfect copy of the data on a hard drive.
You can create a Disk image using Disk Utility. Just click the new image button and tell the computer what kind, and how big you want it, and if you want encryption. (Sparse Disk image will automatically grow )
i am not hding anything bad...no porn...its just that my brother is the type who says...no user accounts too stupid and if i make anything he will call me gay...he snoops to be evil...if i have like pictures of my friend
I use disk images to store my homework on School computers. I had one of my Photoshop and flash files copied by other students. There are plenty of non-naughty uses for encrypted disk images.
Polarissucks, this is a free Disk Image creator. I've used it. It's fast and easy.
Click the screen capture to launch the Apple download page for ImageIt 1.0
These are basic instructions on how to create and open a Disk Image
First, download ImageIt 1.0 from the Download button at the above Apple link, put the Application in your Applications folder, open it. (You only need to download the program once, not every time that you want to create a Disk Image.)
ImageIt Application
Next, if whatever file(s) you want to turn into a Disk Image are not already in a folder together -- a folder of their own -- create a new folder.
You can either simultaneously press Shift-Command-N while the Finder, Desktop or the inside of a folder is selected, or you can choose New Folder from File in the Menu Bar when Finder is selected.
File in Menu Bar
For these instructions, I created a new folder titled 'Screen capture' and dragged the image file of the Apple download page screen capture into it.
Screen capture folder
Once you've put every file into the folder that you will use for creating a Disk Image, and are ready to create the Disk Image, drag the folder onto ImageIt's Drag Folder Here box.
If you're going to encrypt the Disk Image so it requires a password to open, select the Encrypt checkbox.
ImageIt after dragging the Screen capture folder onto the Drag Folder Here box, with the Screen capture folder on the Desktop
Click the Create Image button, choose a password, verify the password by typing it again, deselect the Remember password (add to Keychain) checkbox if you don't want the password added to the Keychain, then click OK.
Password creation
A dropdown status bar at the bottom of ImageIt will show how long until the Disk Image creation is complete. (The Screen capture took approximately 10 seconds.)
Disk Image being created
When the Disk Image creation is complete, the Disk Image will appear on the Desktop.
Screen capture folder and newly created Disk Image
You can now drag the Disk Image to any visible folder on the computer. If you don't like the name of the Disk Image, if it's titled 'Untitled Folder', for example, because you didn't rename the folder before creating the Disk Image, click the Disk Image icon and press the space bar, then rename the Disk Image.
When you want to open the Disk Image, double click it, or select it and press Command-O. If it's password protected, enter the password and click OK.
I would have thought that the Disk Image would be a compressed version, if only even slightly smaller.
I created a new folder, dragged 3 screen captures into it and created a new encrypted Disk Image. The Disk Image is slightly larger by 20kb. The original folder was 520kb, the Disk Image is 540kb.
I then used the same folder and created an unencrypted Disk Image. The unencrypted Disk Image is 536kb.
So, the password protection appears to have added a "whopping" 4kb! [laughing]. I don't know what the other additional 16kb is for.
Information boxes -- encrypted version
Information boxes -- unencrypted version
At any time that you want to see how large a folder, file, application, etc. is, simply click its icon, then press Command-I to open its information box.
If you want to quickly open the information boxes of multiple files, folders, applications, etc. simultaneously, you can do so one of four ways.
If the things that you want to highlight are all grouped together, click-hold the mouse on the Desktop (or in a folder) on one side of the things that you want to highlight, drag your mouse over them so they're highlighted and press Command-I.
Same as above, but instead of pressing Command-I to open the information boxes, click File in the Menu Bar and choose Get Info.
Self explanatory
Same as above also, but instead of pressing Command-I or doing Menu Bar > File > Get Info, you can right-click (or holding the control key and clicking, if you use a 1 button mouse) one of the files and choose Get Info from the Contextual Menu.
Finally, say you have a folder that has several files in it, but you only want to see the information boxes of a select few, and quickly. You can select one file to start, then hold the Command key and click all the other files that you want highlighted, then press Command-I, do it the Menu Bar > File > Get Info way or the right-click way.
This also works as a good trick when wanting to quickly make a custom Slideshow from in a folder with multiple images, instead of having to rearrange the images so you can drag the mouse over all of them, or when wanting to simultaneously open a few select files without having to rearrange them or drag them to a new empty folder or the Desktop.
For a custom Slideshow, simply select one image first, then hold Command and click the rest of the images you want included in the Slideshow, right-click or control-click one of the images, choose Slideshow from the Contextual Menu and voilÃ*, you're watching/controlling your Slideshow.
Example of select images chosen by Command-clicking, then control-clicking (I use a single button mouse) one to bring up the Contextual Menu
Two views of that select Slideshow -- click thumbnail images to expand
Yes, Disk Utility in Application > Utilities. Look up 'Disk Image' in Disk Utility Help for detailed steps.
I didn't know about that. Thx. I don't even really have the need to create Disk Images, but it's nice to know there's a built-in feature, without having to download ImageIt, or any other third-party program. Although, ImageIt is really quick and easy, too.
Anyway, Polarissucks here's the icon you're looking for in Utilities.
I just tried it. It's easy. You can click File>New>Disk Image from folder, then choose the folder. Encrypting is the same as when using ImageIt. For more complex Disk Image creation, do as aresee wrote and read the detailed steps.
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You can create a Disk image using Disk Utility. Just click the new image button and tell the computer what kind, and how big you want it, and if you want encryption. (Sparse Disk image will automatically grow )
Take a spin: Empty Sparse Image (Not Encrypted, but that would ask for a password before opening)
Click the screen capture to launch the Apple download page for ImageIt 1.0
These are basic instructions on how to create and open a Disk Image
First, download ImageIt 1.0 from the Download button at the above Apple link, put the Application in your Applications folder, open it. (You only need to download the program once, not every time that you want to create a Disk Image.)
ImageIt Application
Next, if whatever file(s) you want to turn into a Disk Image are not already in a folder together -- a folder of their own -- create a new folder.
You can either simultaneously press Shift-Command-N while the Finder, Desktop or the inside of a folder is selected, or you can choose New Folder from File in the Menu Bar when Finder is selected.
File in Menu Bar
For these instructions, I created a new folder titled 'Screen capture' and dragged the image file of the Apple download page screen capture into it.
Screen capture folder
Once you've put every file into the folder that you will use for creating a Disk Image, and are ready to create the Disk Image, drag the folder onto ImageIt's Drag Folder Here box.
If you're going to encrypt the Disk Image so it requires a password to open, select the Encrypt checkbox.
ImageIt after dragging the Screen capture folder onto the Drag Folder Here box, with the Screen capture folder on the Desktop
Click the Create Image button, choose a password, verify the password by typing it again, deselect the Remember password (add to Keychain) checkbox if you don't want the password added to the Keychain, then click OK.
Password creation
A dropdown status bar at the bottom of ImageIt will show how long until the Disk Image creation is complete. (The Screen capture took approximately 10 seconds.)
Disk Image being created
When the Disk Image creation is complete, the Disk Image will appear on the Desktop.
Screen capture folder and newly created Disk Image
You can now drag the Disk Image to any visible folder on the computer. If you don't like the name of the Disk Image, if it's titled 'Untitled Folder', for example, because you didn't rename the folder before creating the Disk Image, click the Disk Image icon and press the space bar, then rename the Disk Image.
When you want to open the Disk Image, double click it, or select it and press Command-O. If it's password protected, enter the password and click OK.
Password entry
Opening Screen capture Disk Image
continued below
Mounted version at right
The Mounted version will automatically open itself in folder view.
Mounted version open in folder view
To delete the Mounted versions of Disk Images, they need to be dragged to the Trash, which turns into an Eject button. Simply drag and release.
Deleting the Mounted version of the Screen capture Disk Image
Easy.
I created a new folder, dragged 3 screen captures into it and created a new encrypted Disk Image. The Disk Image is slightly larger by 20kb. The original folder was 520kb, the Disk Image is 540kb.
I then used the same folder and created an unencrypted Disk Image. The unencrypted Disk Image is 536kb.
So, the password protection appears to have added a "whopping" 4kb! [laughing]. I don't know what the other additional 16kb is for.
Information boxes -- encrypted version
Information boxes -- unencrypted version
At any time that you want to see how large a folder, file, application, etc. is, simply click its icon, then press Command-I to open its information box.
If you want to quickly open the information boxes of multiple files, folders, applications, etc. simultaneously, you can do so one of four ways.
- Same as above, but instead of pressing Command-I to open the information boxes, click File in the Menu Bar and choose Get Info.
Self explanatory- Finally, say you have a folder that has several files in it, but you only want to see the information boxes of a select few, and quickly. You can select one file to start, then hold the Command key and click all the other files that you want highlighted, then press Command-I, do it the Menu Bar > File > Get Info way or the right-click way.
This also works as a good trick when wanting to quickly make a custom Slideshow from in a folder with multiple images, instead of having to rearrange the images so you can drag the mouse over all of them, or when wanting to simultaneously open a few select files without having to rearrange them or drag them to a new empty folder or the Desktop.Example of select images chosen by Command-clicking, then control-clicking (I use a single button mouse) one to bring up the Contextual Menu
Two views of that select Slideshow -- click thumbnail images to expand
thanks so much for that! it really helps. Does apple have a program itself to do this though?
Yes, Disk Utility in Application > Utilities. Look up 'Disk Image' in Disk Utility Help for detailed steps.
Yes, Disk Utility in Application > Utilities. Look up 'Disk Image' in Disk Utility Help for detailed steps.
I didn't know about that. Thx. I don't even really have the need to create Disk Images, but it's nice to know there's a built-in feature, without having to download ImageIt, or any other third-party program. Although, ImageIt is really quick and easy, too.
Anyway, Polarissucks here's the icon you're looking for in Utilities.
I just tried it. It's easy. You can click File>New>Disk Image from folder, then choose the folder. Encrypting is the same as when using ImageIt. For more complex Disk Image creation, do as aresee wrote and read the detailed steps.
Disk Utility