An archive or disk image may have utility in speeding up a whole disk backup because the internal file structure is now hidden from the file system. Instead of numerous files and directories in the ...

Here is a free and open-source tool to write a raw disk image file to a removable device (say USB or flash drive). The tool is named Win32 Disk Imager. It can come in handy when you want to create a ...

Great, now I have a functional IMG file. In Windows 10 it appears bootable. This is because Windows 8 and on include the ability to mount Disc Image files in Windows Explorer. When I move it to my ...

An ISO image is an exact copy of the data on an optical disc, such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray Disc. Using the right software, you can create ISO images from optical discs and use them in place of the ...

A CCD file is a disc image of a music CD created by the Windows program CloneCD. You can burn the CCD disc image directly to a blank CD using a CD burner and a program that supports CCDs. Though the ...

One of the potentially frustrating things about switching back and forth between Mac and Windows PCs can be proprietary formats — a key example being Apple's DMGs (disk images). Here's how to extract ...

Mounting an ISO file is far from the most complex thing in the world, despite the intimidating terminology. An ISO file, often referred to as an ISO image, is an exact copy of all the data stored on ...

Microsoft wants you to have a free Windows 10 upgrade, and they really want you to use Windows Update to get it over the Internet. If you have a PC that qualifies for the upgrade, you should do this ...

Sometimes a specific disk image in OS X will automatically mount if a file on it is targeted by the system. Here are some methods for fixing this issue. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, ...

If you are trying to open an existing disk image file but VirtualBox an error message UUID already exists, here is what you can do to fix this problem. This problem ...

How can I open the user Library folder in a disk image located on an external disk? The technique of selecting Go and holding down the Option key reverts to desktop computer. You can check your path ...