I often forget to delete.dmg files after Ive installed applications.

Heres a script to automatically move the.dmg file to the trash when you eject the disk image.

Could you simply have a search that looks for old.dmg files in your Downloads folder Yes, though I often forget to open and install.dmg files right away, so I prefer linking the delete action to the eject.

This hint was submitted before Mountain Lion, so perhaps theres something that needs to be tweaked for 10.8.

Remove Old Dmg Files From Update The Script

I figured it is worth posting so you all can find what to fix; Ill update the script in the hint if someone provides a solution in the comments.

Now that DMGs have replaced optical disks, they ARE the original media you need to reinstall your apps ifwhen things go Bad.

I like to keep my latest and important DMGs in a dedicated folder that gets backed up.

This ensures that it will get deleted sooner or later when I empty the trash.

Its more like close and delete at the same time by selected the close-and-delete script.

You still have to remember to do something other than eject the volume.

From the title I was hoping for something that used folder actions or something to automatically delete a dmg on ejection without a workflow change.

My problem is that my downloads folder gets cluttered with dmg files.

Some of them I have opened and installed, but Ive forgotten to move them out of my downloads folder.

My new version of the script moves the dmg file when it is mounted.

Ideally, my script would trigger when you eject the disk image, but by then its too late; the disk image is gone, and theres nothing left for AppleScript to process.

I figure triggering on mount was pretty good, since I really wanted to know what dmg files I had opened or not.

Thats a good idea.

My script now moves it to a dmgarchive folder.

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