how do i make a disk image?

how do i make a disk image? i think i am supposed to go to disk utility but i cant figure it out from there. when i click on the creat new image button it says it cant do it or something. if the image is on an external hard drive do i have to partition the hard drive? thanks for the help

create folder and drag it on disk utility icon.

i tried that and it says internal error... what might i be doing wrong?

waterborne said:

how do i make a disk image? i think i am supposed to go to disk utility but i cant figure it out from there. when i click on the creat new image button it says it cant do it or something. if the image is on an external hard drive do i have to partition the hard drive? thanks for the help

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What you need is a utility like DropDMG.app. You can find it at:

http://c-command.com/dropdmg

is there anyway i can do this without having to download anything? can someone tell me the basic steps i need to do to password protect my external hard drive and other areas on my laptop?

waterborne said:

howdo i make a disk image? i think i am supposed to go to disk utility buti cant figure it out from there. when i click on the creat new imagebutton it says it cant do it or something. if the image is on anexternal hard drive do i have to partition the hard drive? thanks forthe help

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waterborne said:

is there anyway i can do this without having to download anything? can someone tell me the basic steps i need to do to password protect my external hard drive and other areas on my laptop?

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One of us is confused here. What are you trying to do? If you are trying to create a disk image, simply follow the instructions that MAC-simus gave to you (create a folder on your hard drive with all of the stuff you want on the disk image; drag that folder onto disk utility; follow instructions). If you are trying to password protect you computer, you can set that up in system preferences --> Security. Check the boxes that you want applied to your system (e.g. require password to wake from sleep or screen saver).