Reading

Before a disk can be read into an image file the drive containing the disk you wish to image must be selected (See Section 2.1).

To read a disk into an image file, choose Read Disk from the Disk menu (See Figure 2.1). If a disk is present in the selected drive DIMG should start reading the image immediately provided your user account has access to the selected drive.

When DIMG is reading a disk into an image file it will show a progress dialog like the one shown in Figure 2.2. Clicking the Cancel button will cancel the read process.

Figure 2.2: Reading Disk into Image File
Image reading-disk

When imaging has completed a message will appear (Figure 2.3) and the filesystem on the disk will be displayed.

Figure 2.3: Imaging Complete Message
Image imaging-complete

An image of the disk now resides in memory. If you wish to keep the disk image you have just created you must then save it by choosing Save from the File menu.

David Goodwin 2011-04-09