Oct 24, 2019 Check the file’s lock status. Select the file, go to “File Get Info”. A checkbox labeled “Locked” will tell you the file’s current status. If the box is not greyed out, simply uncheck the box and try deleting the file again. May 16, 2018  See also: How to write a DMG image to a USB thumb drive with Linux. DMG images are typically a kind of Universal Disk Image Format (UDIF), although there are others, namely NDIF and SPARSE. Although the.dmg file extension is usually used, they can also sometimes have an.img extension, or in some cases no extension at all.

Easier solution:
Move the DMG to /tmp/ before opening it. Then forget about it.
Files in /tmp/ get deleted on reboot.
If you decide you want to keep it, move it back to your Downloads directory or wherever you want it.

Can I Throw Away Dmg Files Online

Great Idea!
So the cmd whould be:
mv '/Users/MyShortUsername/Path/To/MyDownloaded.dmg' '/private/tmp/'
Obviously, you must replace 'MyShortUserName' with your correct username , replace 'Path/To/' with the correct path to your dmg file and finally replace 'MyDownloaded.dmg' with the correct name of your dmg file.
If you don't use the quotes for the source path and the destination path, just remember to escape the spaces in the paths with backslash! (')

You know, you don't have to use /private/tmp. Just /tmp will do. In fact, it's preferred to use /tmp.

What Is A Dmg File Type

I go the other way. I keep ALL dmg files.
Every so often I move them to an 'Installers' folder, thus keeping the downloads folder clear. Less often I check the total size of the Installers folder and back up to CD/DVD and then clear it.

Throw Away Synonym

Or you could use a crontab:

Throw Away Crossword Clue

With something like the following:

This will move any files in the ~/Downloads/ folder, to a child folder called 'archive' on a daily basis... then after 30 days, delete it.

Although, run at your own risk... its job is to actually delete data.

Wait wait, let me get this straight… if I have files I don't want to keep, I can put them in the trash to get rid of them?
God bless Mac OS X Hints.

Can I Throw Away Dmg Files Online

Good luck USING them after you put them in the trash. This hint was about continuing to use DMGs that are in the trash. You know you aren't going to want to use it, so always throw it in the trash, then continue using it.
Personally, I download to the Desktop so everything I download is extremely obvious to me. I also have it sorted by 'Last Modified' so DMG downloads appear in the upper right. Can't forget those!