high sierra Create a DVD disk image

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high sierra Create a DVD disk image

Trying to create a CD/DVD image that will be used on a windows device. I tried following the Apple instructions:

https://support.apple.com/guide/disk-utility/create-a-disk-image-dskutl11888/16.0/mac/10.13

But when I do it I get a Status 22: invalid argument. About as helpful as teats on a bull. I've searched for this status code but nothing. Here are the screenshots, what argument do I have wrong? I've tried a number of combinations all with the same message.

MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13

Posted on Jan 7, 2020 1:06 PM

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BDAqua

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Jan 7, 2020 3:52 PM in response to Mike Lipay

Well it should, but I prefer better software whenever possible & was hoping Burn might provide more clues than...

error 22 dsNoPk5: package 5 not present or invalid argument!

https://discussions.apple.com/thread/248516

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Mike Lipay Author

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Jan 7, 2020 3:57 PM in response to BDAqua

Yeah, I have other software that will burn directly to the DVD instead of creating a disk image first, but I wanted to try this method. I wish they would expend a few extra bytes to actually provide a usable error message. If I had provided a message like that to my end users I would have been fired before it went into production.

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Mike Lipay Author

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Jan 7, 2020 4:10 PM in response to BDAqua

Oh, yeah, it works. I've done it often. It just takes more steps to do than when you could just drag the files onto a blank DVD. It creates a directory of files, nice for when burning music or videos, a waste when just burning files. Also, it's no longer a supported product, I imagine I won't be able to use it if/when I can upgrade to a newer Mac OS (when I have to upgrade the computer).

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