Open SPARSEIMAGE file

SPARSEIMAGE files: what are they and how do I open them?

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Apple Mac OS X sparse disk image

Files with the sparseimage file extension can be found as special disk images created using the Apple Mac OS X Disk Utility. Similar file format to DMG format.

Further details:

The sparseimage file extension is associated with Mac OS X Disk Utility.

These sparseimage files are disk images created with the application.

The sparseimage images are very similar to DMG disk images, but their size is limited to the actual size of the data in them.

Encrypted sparseimage files are used by FileVault, a data protection app from OS X.

From OS X 10.7. Lion FileVault uses encrypted sparsebundle files.

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Mac OS X

Unix-based operating system for Apple Mac computers

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