Hi, Exactly what Brad said, except that it is cmd-c and cmd-v for the Copy and Paste action. Again, drag & drop is unnecessary. DMG files are similar to an ISO on Windows in that they are disk images and will connect volumes to your Mac which are represented on the Desktop. They are not items that can be packaged like pkg installers, so they cannot be automated in the same manner.
Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB Canada > On Dec 12, 2021, at 22:01, Brad Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: > > You need to copy and paste the app file into your applications folder. > No need to drag and drop. CTRL + C, and CTRL + V, will do the trick. > Then close the open volume window on your desktop, and find the volume icon > on your desktop, and eject it using CMD + E. > Thats all there is to it. > > - Brad - > > > > > On Dec 12, 2021, at 21:36, Dave Carlson <dgcarlson0...@gmail.com > <mailto:dgcarlson0...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > I can’t figure out exactly what to do with a DMG file. I know that Cmd+O > opens the file, and then there’s an .app file sitting all by itself. What do > I do next? > Why doesn’t it automatically get dropped into my Applications folder, ready > to use? > And why does it put an entry on my desktop for starting it? > When I try to move it to my applications folder I get complaints that there > are locked items in the Trash. What is all that about? > A sighted friend just said all I need to do is to drag that .app file into my > applications folder. Yeah, sure. > Any tips? > > > Dave Carlson > Farfar, Pioneer, Oregonian, Engineer, and Woodworker > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu <mailto:mk...@ucla.edu> and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can > reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com <mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/BB0544FE-E059-4E2A-A788-D233CB13D54F%40gmail.com. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/06A2FC62-0D91-4E49-9D88-6193289BD45F%40swbell.net > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/06A2FC62-0D91-4E49-9D88-6193289BD45F%40swbell.net?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/BD14D7E6-C500-4B3D-867B-E2F21AC7CABA%40me.com.
