9 Jan
2023
9 Jan
'23
7:51 p.m.
On Jan 9, 2023, at 8:02 AM, Doc Shipley via cctalk <cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
On 1/8/23 23:21, Grant Taylor via cctalk wrote:
I think I can answer this one myself, after looking at the few images I’ve created. Based
on the size, and not digging deeper, it looks like the “dmg” format only stores what it
has to, so it doesn’t appear to be a byte-for-byte copy.
Zane
On 1/8/23 8:41 PM, Doc Shipley via cctalk wrote:
Short version is that the GUI Disk Utility hides too much of what it's doing AND,
more to the point, makes assumptions by default. Yes, it's possible to override the
default but after [holy crap!] 2 decades of using it I still have to fumble around.
I much prefer the command-line "diskutil". It's the same tool, I guess,
but the CLI demands explicit control. In almost every operation that writes to disk, if
you leave out a parameter the operation doesn't happen. Bonus, you can get very
detailed diagnostic info.
Plus, you know... I'm still a little averse to pointy clicky.
Doc I avoid Disk Utility like the plague.
Doc,
will you please elaborate on why you avoid the Disk Utility (.app)?