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Disk Utility Creating Sparseimage & Sparsebundle Files Smaller Than Requested
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<blockquote data-quote="PGB1" data-source="post: 1826694" data-attributes="member: 76746"><p>Hi Bob,</p><p>I can't remember where I originally got the instructions, but I wrote them down and saved them the first time I made a sparseimage.</p><p>I've used them several times since then, both for sparseimage and sparsebundle.</p><p></p><p>Today, just to confirm that I am not reading them wrong (I have trouble reading sometimes), I did an internet search and found lots of pages with the same directions.</p><p></p><p>My Step-By-Step:</p><p>Open Disk Utility</p><p>File - New Image -Blank Image</p><p>Enter the Name in the Top Box of the pop-up</p><p>Enter the size</p><p>Enter the Format (OS X Extened Journaled)</p><p>Pick Encryption as 128 Bit</p><p>Enter & Confirm the password</p><p>Leave Partition as Single- GUID</p><p>Image Format - Choose Sparse Disk Image</p><p>Go Back To Size & Change It (Once Sparse Disk Image is selected, the size goes back to the default 100 MB. It always has done this)</p><p>Choose Create</p><p>Wait for Confirmation</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PGB1, post: 1826694, member: 76746"] Hi Bob, I can't remember where I originally got the instructions, but I wrote them down and saved them the first time I made a sparseimage. I've used them several times since then, both for sparseimage and sparsebundle. Today, just to confirm that I am not reading them wrong (I have trouble reading sometimes), I did an internet search and found lots of pages with the same directions. My Step-By-Step: Open Disk Utility File - New Image -Blank Image Enter the Name in the Top Box of the pop-up Enter the size Enter the Format (OS X Extened Journaled) Pick Encryption as 128 Bit Enter & Confirm the password Leave Partition as Single- GUID Image Format - Choose Sparse Disk Image Go Back To Size & Change It (Once Sparse Disk Image is selected, the size goes back to the default 100 MB. It always has done this) Choose Create Wait for Confirmation [/QUOTE]
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