Stellar External Media Recovery/4. Working with the Software/4.1. Create Image using Disk Utility

4.1. Create Image using Disk Utility

Disk Image is a mirror image of any storage device from which you wish to recover data, such as ”Internal or External Hard Disks”, ”Pen Drives”, ”Volumes”, ”Storage Cards” etc. When you create an image, scanning process is not performed, instead a copy of the selected source is saved as DMG file. You can start the recovery after completion of drive imaging.

Create Image option is not available within theStellar External Media Recoverysoftware. You can create an image of different storage devices and save them as DMG file by using theDisk Utilityoption ofMacOS. You can create an image of all types of storage devices such as Internal or External Hard Disks, Pen Drives, Volumes and Storage Cards usingDisk Utility.

The image you create by usingDisk Utilitywill be of same size as the selected hard disk, pen drive, or volume. Ensure that the location where image file needs to be saved has sufficient space to store the image file.

Create Disk’s Image:

1. In the Menu bar Click onGo -> Utilities ->Disk Utility.

2. Select the disk from where you want to create your image to recover data from it.

3. First Unmount all the Volumes of sourceDisk

4. In Disk Utility click onFile Menu->SelectNew Image-> selectImage from disk ‘XXX‘.

5. Saving dialog box opens, choose Format: read/write, Encryption: none.

6. Enter system password (If required)

7.Dialog box appears showing you the message of successful image creation.

Create APFS Container Image:

1. In the Menu bar Click onGo -> Utilities ->Disk Utility.

2. Select the container from where you want to create your image to recover data from it.

3. First Unmount all the Volumes of sourceContainer.

4. In Disk Utility click onFile Menu ->SelectNew Image->selectImage from Container ‘XXX’.

5. Saving dialog box opens, choose Format: read/write, Encryption: none.

6. Enter system password (If required)

7.Dialog box appears showing you the message of successful image creation.

Create Volume Image:

1. In the Menu bar Click onGo -> Utilities ->Disk Utility.

2. OpenDisk Utility-> SelectSource Volume.

3. Select the volume from where you want to create your image to recover data from it. First Unmount Volume of source Hard Drive

4. In Disk Utility click onFile Menu ->SelectNew Image->selectImage from ‘XXX‘.

5. Saving dialog box opens, choose Format: read/write, Encryption: none.

6. Enter system password (If required)

7.Dialog box appears showing you the message of successful image creation.

Note:For Boot Disk Image, follow above steps inRecovery Mode-> OpenDisk Utility.