Hi Michael, Assuming that, for some reason, double-clicking the file isn't working - I forgot possibly the easiest method of opening the .cdr file:
Right click on the file and use the "open With" option to select the DiskImageMounter (default) - which should be the first option. Cheers Neil -- Neil R. Houghton Albany, Western Australia Tel: +61 8 9841 6063 Email: [email protected] on 18/10/16 12:06, Neil Houghton at [email protected] wrote: > Hi Michael, > > A lot of online hints about opening .cdr files are actually referring to > CorelDRAW files (which also used the .cdr extension) - so don't get confused > by these. > > > As Ronni has already said, YOUR .cdr file is a type of disk image - so first > you need to open it and mount the disk. > > Again, as Ronni said, you would normally just double-click the file to open > it and mount the disk - you have not said if you have tried this and, if so, > what the outcome was. > > If double clicking does not work, it is possible that, at some point, some > other program has been set as the default to open cdr - either system wide > or just for this file - you can check this by doing a "get info" on the file > and seeing what it says in the "open with" section - I would expect: > DiskImageMounter (default) > > If it says something else, you have a couple of options: > > Use the "Get Info" window to change the file to be opened with > DiskImageMounter OR > > Open the Disk Utility program and use the "Open Disk Image" command to > open the .cdr file > > > At this point Finder should show you a mounted disc, created from the .cdr > file. If not report back. > > You can now use Finder to examine just what the mounted disk contains and > take it from there. Ronni has already given you some suggestions here. > > > > HTH > > > Cheers > > > > > Neil -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
