• How to create a disk image to disk. How to make a DVD image

    Creating a virtual disk image is a necessary and very useful feature for every average person who actively uses personal computer. Now you don’t need to store mountains of storage devices, laying them out all over the house and blowing dust off them. It is convenient to store all information from disk devices on a PC, just by first creating a virtual copy placed on the hard drive, where it is not in danger.

    What is a disk image and what is it used for?

    A disk image is a file containing an exact copy of the structure of file systems and information located on the medium, which means any hard, flexible, optical or Flash drive.

    The most popular format used by Windows is the .ISO format. Dealing with an ISO image is much more convenient than dealing with copies copied from optical drive files. After this, it will remain on your computer original copy optical disk, which, during further use, can be written to blank media or mounted in a virtual drive on a computer. Creating “ghost” copies will be very useful for amateurs computer games. Scratched over time from frequent use game drives hard to read. As a result, your favorite game goes to the landfill. In addition, the disk spinning in the drive can be very noisy, irritating some users.

    It is quite important to create ISO images when Windows installation(by copying the Windows installation media to ISO format, creating a bootable flash drive). Create a “weightless” copy of Windows necessary, especially if there is no CD drive on a laptop or netbook.

    To figure out how to create a disk image, you need to learn how to use one of the special programs, which will be discussed later.

    Image creation programs

    You can create an ISO image using a number of simple, and most importantly, free programs. And here are some of them.

    1) Daemon Tools Light is a program designed exclusively for virtualizing logical media. Compared to other programs selected for discussion in this article, Daemon Tools has the smallest distribution size, a microscopic volume of 1.5 megabytes, which, in principle, does not prevent it from coping well with the basic tasks of a virtual drive. How to create ISO image using this particular program? It's very simple.


    2) Multifunctional program Nero, created specifically to work with external drives, allows the user to create, write and copy virtual images. Thanks to easy controls and a pleasant interface, understand how to create a mirror copy of a disk with using Nero, not difficult at all.

    1. By inserting the disc and opening the program located on your desktop Windows desktop, go to the Applications menu and select Nero Express.
    2. Select the “Image, Project” section (which looks like a yellow folder) and the disc format you want to copy (CD or DVD).
    3. Having selected the final destination for saving, click “Copy”.
    4. We simply close the window that opens in front of us, requesting a blank disk for recording.

    3) I couldn’t pass by such a utility as UltraISO, which is one of most popular programs, installed Windows users for working with ISO format. Usually, without her participation, work cannot be done when installing Windows OS and flash drives, adding, deleting, editing ISO format and much more.

    I described to you the process of writing data to a DVD using the free program " AshampooBurningStudio 6FREE" This program can not only write to DVD discs, but also create images from CD or DVD discs and burn images to a CD or DVD disc.

    There are situations when your DVD discs with valuable information can be scratched, lost, etc. and you will lose your data that was stored on these drives. To avoid such unpleasant situations, you can make an image (an exact copy) of these disks on your computer’s hard drive in advance, and then write this image back to a DVD disc (blank). Or, for example, you need to make a copy DVD disc to a blank DVD. So here's how to do it DVD image or CD and using which free program, I will tell you in this article.

    Creating an imageDVDdisk

    Where to download and how to install the program AshampooBurningStudio 6FREE"I told in . After installation, launch the program.

    Then insert your CD or DVD with data and click “Next”

    Choose the path where you will save the disk image and file format. I recommend choosing the file format " ISOFileFormat"as the most common and supported by many programs. Then press the button " Next»

    After successful saving, press the button " Exit»

    The CD or DVD image has been saved!

    Burning a disk image toDVDdisk

    So, you have learned how to create an image of a DVD or CD. Now I will show you how this image can be burned to a blank DVD.

    In the main program window, click “ Create/burn disk image", then " Write downCD/DVD/Blu-ray disk from disk image»

    In the new window, click the button " Review" and select the disk image you want to burn. Supported following formats files: ISO, CUE/BIN and ASHDISC. After selecting the image file, click " Next»

    Insert a blank CD or DVD and press " Change options»

    After changing the recording options, click " Write downDVD»

    In the next window we see the process of burning a disk image. For more detailed information about the recording, you can click the " Show details»

    The program will show detailed messages about writing to disk with status messages displayed

    If recording and verification are successful, the window “ Recording and verificationData DVDs are a success!» Click « OK»

    Read about how to create and work with disk images, as well as what programs you use in our article today.

    Disk image. Areas of application

    A disk image is a file containing full copy content and structure of data located on the drive.

    Under the disk in in this case should be understood as any hard (HDD), floppy (FDD) or optical (CD/DVD) disk or Flash drive.

    Advice! The main advantage of a virtual image is the fact that the disk image contains absolutely all the information to duplicate the structure, content and location of data on the storage medium, repeating its set of sectors and ignoring file system.

    Virtual disks are used for the following purposes:

    1. Backup.
      Unlike regular programs backup, which copy only those files to which there is access; if an image is created, in addition to the data itself, the bootloader and files that could be blocked by the OS will also be copied.
    2. Distributions software. For distribution (including via the Internet) of operating systems (OS) and software (software) having large size(for example, BSD, Linux OS distributions).
    3. Create virtual hard disks in virtual machines. Before you start working with a virtual machine, you must create virtual hard disk on which the operating system will subsequently be installed.
    4. Replication of similar systems.
      If installation is necessary operating system and software on computers with the same hardware configuration.
      A more rational step would be to install and configure the OS and software on one computer, after which an image is created along with all system settings and installed on other computers.

    The .ISO format is the most popular disk image format, but has the disadvantage of lacking support for multi-session data.

    Other popular formats are .DMG and .IMG formats, as well as proprietary .MDS/.MDF (Alcohol, Daemon Tools), NRG (Nero Burning ROM), .VCD (VirtualCD) and others.

    Overview of programs for creating a disk image

    Alcohol 52%

    The program settings allow you to:

      check the accuracy of data reading from physical devices;

      improve scan quality bad sectors;

      simultaneous work with 6 virtual drives;

      work with formats: BIN, BWA, BWI, BWS, BWT, CCD, CDI, CUE, ISO, ISZ, NRG, MDS;

    DAEMON Tools

    As can be seen from the table, there is enough functionality for the tasks of the average user free version, which allows you to create and mount everything existing types images and emulate up to 4 drives.

    The program has a clear Russified menu.

    Ultra ISO

    Ultra ISO - this program allows you to create, edit, convert images into various formats(b5i, b5t, b6i, b6t, bin, bwi, bwt, ccd, cdi, cue, daa, dao, dmg, icf, iso, ima, img, isz, lcd, mdf, mds, nrg, pxi, sub, tao , uif, vc4).

    In addition to creating images from CDs, it is also possible to create images from hard drives And

    In this article we will tell you how to correctly create an ISO disk image. Major difficulties usually do not arise during this process, although many people do not have the slightest idea what an ISO image is and how to create it correctly. In addition, they are afraid of doing something wrong and damaging their computer. These are the reasons that prompted us to write detailed instructions to steps that will help you create an ISO disk image quickly and without problems.

    It is worth saying that an ISO image is much more convenient to use in your work than interacting with files and folders copied from an optical disc. Moreover, thanks to the creation of an image, the necessary operating systems and diagnostic programs contained on the original optical disk will always be stored on your PC. You just need to write all the information onto a blank medium or mount it using a virtual drive. But about everything in detail.

    Create an ISO image using the CDBurnerXP program

    Let's first define what is meant by ISO image?

    ISO image is a slang, even "jargon" term for an optical disc image. It stores the entire file system (ISO 9660 standard), and therefore this term can be applied to absolutely any such image. In other words, it is a simple file, just like the usual Word file, only it has a more complex structure and is mounted using special programs.

    Imagine: you have a disk with notes on it program files. However, you cannot simply copy information from it to your computer and then write it to another disk. Or rather, this can be done, but most likely this program will not be able to work without failures or will not start at all, especially since some files in it are protected from emulation. The created ISO image will exactly repeat the structure of the desired disk.

    Or imagine another situation: you borrowed a disc with a game from a friend for a while, but the hour of “reckoning” has come: you need to give the game back, but you haven’t opened all the locations yet. What to do? I can't copy the game to my computer because after transferring it from the disk it doesn't want to start. The computer urgently requires you to provide “optics”, which must be inserted into the drive. This is where a program that helps you create a virtual CD/DVD/BD drive will come to your aid. You play for fun and don’t worry about anything!

    You are also familiar with the situation in which optical discs, to the great regret of PC users, cannot be stored for a long time. Creating a exact copy disk as an ISO image. To do this you will need special program, designed to create an ISO image. We have already written to you about one of them, which is called Daemon Tools Lite. It not only records the image, but also helps you protect it with a password later.

    Such programs are both paid and free. Now we will look at the most affordable option - multifunctional free program CDBurnerXP, which creates and burns ISO files. She knows how to record boot disks and check all folders after creation, if necessary, converts nrg and bin files into iso, can independently separate data from disks into parts and “scatter” them across several media. In addition, using CDBurnerXP you can burn both CD and DVD discs, even if they are dual-layer. For a program that is provided to the user free of charge, it has rich functionality and dozens of well-deserved awards.

    The latest version of this program is available for download on the official website of the developer: http://cdburnerxp.se

    First, we need to take a closer look at how you can create an ISO image from files and folders in this program.

    When the program starts, select the first menu item that appears on the screen: Data disk. Click OK.

    Find and then add all the necessary files to the created project. This is necessary in order to mount the ISO image.

    Select a team by clicking the button File from the top menu. Then click along the chain Save project as ISO image. All that remains is to name the ISO image and then click on the button Save. As we promised, there are no difficulties in this process.

    Let us consider in detail how the program we have chosen copes with this process.

    Launch the program, then select a function Copy disc and press OK.

    To create an ISO disk image V in the required format, you need to select the settings necessary for this in a new window. If your PC has multiple drives, mark the one where optical disk has been installed.

    In Read Attempts, the optimal number of them is selected by default, so there is no need to change anything here. The checkboxes located below, or scientifically called “checkboxes” - Ignore unreadable data, Disable hardware error correction - are not currently activated. Do not change this condition because otherwise the resulting image will not work. It is necessary to activate checkboxes only when absolutely necessary, when it is impossible to create an image without their participation.

    Decide for yourself where exactly you want to burn a copy of the disc: on another optical device or on your hard drive as an ISO image. If your computer has only one disk drive, you can select it as Source, and in quality Receiver. When these conditions are met, CDBurnerXP creates a temporary image file directly on your hard drive. When the original media is created, it will eject from the drive automatically. Simply insert a blank disc into the drive to write information to it.

    As an example, let's try to create an ISO image of a disk by saving it on the hard drive. Just switch it to Hard drive, then select a folder and give your file a name, simply checking the type you want. In our case it is worth noting ISO type.

    Click: Copy disc.

    As soon as the computer completes the received task, an ISO image of the disk will appear on the PC’s hard drive in the specified folder. If necessary, you can burn it to disk using the CDBurnerXP program.

    Unfortunately, with all the advantages of CDBurnerXP, it is not able to equip an ISO image in virtual drive. However, even this small drawback cannot overshadow the rich functionality of this free application, especially considering that there are a large number of such programs on the Internet.

    Create an ISO image using the UltraISO program

    In order to be honest in our “investigation,” let’s look at paid utilities that allow you to create ISO images. UltraISO in this regard will be an excellent choice, since it can work with other types of files, edits their “internals” (both from CD and DVD images), creates a virtual drive and even writes these images to real media.

    This miracle utility understands and identifies images created in other programs, such as: Alcohol 120% or; independently emulates disks for loading information, edits files and folders contained within the images, and also creates images both with USB drives, and from hard and optical disks.

    You can download the latest version of the program on its official website.

    If you doubt the versatility of this program or are afraid to buy it, just work with it in the test version. Decide whether UltraISO is suitable for your computer and whether it is convenient for you to work with it. The only limitation for trial period- this is the inability to create an image larger than 300 MB.

    After downloading the program, you will need to install it on your PC. Then click on the shortcut created on the computer desktop, and then working application will “show” you its welcome window.

    The screenshot shows that now manufacturers are offering you to buy this program through the introduction registration code. You can also, as mentioned above, run the utility in a trial period.

    We suggest for starters create ISO image from files. It's simple: find, select and add the necessary files to your project using the button Add(or by dragging necessary files and folders).

    Save the process as an ISO image: select File, located in top menu, and then in the list that appears, click on the line Save as...Name the project, specify the ISO type, and then save it.

    When the computer completes the process, the desired ISO image created from files and folders will be saved on your PC.

    You can also create an ISO image from laser disk. To begin, insert into the drive the disc from which you want to make it. Click Create CD Image. In the window that appears, select the area in which it will be saved. By the way, in the same window you can select the extension you need (.NRG, .MDF/.MDS, .IMG/.CCD/.SUB)

    Press the button Do, thereby starting the workflow.

    At the end of its work, the UltraISO utility will offer to open the file that you just created.

    That's all, dear PC users. The technology for creating an ISO image is not as scary as frightened users say it is. We hope that this article was able to debunk the myths and overcome your fears associated with programs that help create virtual images of optical disks. Good luck with your work!

    Hello readers of the blog of the ComService company (Naberezhnye Chelny)!

    In this article we will figure out how to create an ISO image from files and folders and how to make boot image. For example an operating system. You can read how to make an ISO image from a disk. Usually, to create images I use Ashampoo Burning Studio FREE, for recording to a flash drive - UltraISO. In this article we will create bootable ISO images from files and folders from which you can install Windows using CDBurnerXP.

    This article could have been called “How to edit ISO images.” Image editing programs cost money. In this article I will show you how you can keep this money for yourself.

    Article structure

    1. Download CDBurnerXP

    Go to the site

    https://cdburnerxp.se/ru/download

    Click on the link " More download options»

    To avoid installing additional program download CDBurnerXP for .

    Choose Data disk and click OK


    At the top left, open the folder from the contents of which you want to create an ISO image. At the top right, select everything and drag it down with the mouse.

    You can also add files to the project by selecting them and clicking

    Set the name of the ISO image, location and click Save

    We are waiting for the image to be created

    The ISO image has been created.

    3. How to create a bootable ISO image

    This is the part for which this article was written. For example, we need to edit the ISO image of Windows 7 or Windows 8. We downloaded the original image of Windows 7 Ultimate. Therefore, you can install Windows 7 Ultimate from it. To be able to choose others when installing Windows versions 7 (for example, Basic, Home Basic, Home Advanced, Professional and Ultimate) you need to delete the file in the image ei.cfg. You can do this as follows

    Unpacking the image

    We go into the unpacked archive into the folder sources and delete the file ei.cfg

    Now from the unpacked folder we will create bootable iso Windows 7 image

    We add files to the project in the same way as described in the second paragraph.

    Expanding the menu Disk and choose Boot options...

    Check the box Make the disk bootable and click to set the path to the boot image

    In the folder with the unpacked image, go to the directory boot. From the drop-down menu at the bottom right, select All files. Choose etfsboot.com and click Open

    In the section Emulation type choose No emulation

    In the section Sectors put 8 (Value depends on size etfsboot.com. If the size is 4 KB, set it to 8, since the size of one sector is 512 Bytes or 0.5 KB (4/0.5=8). If the file size etfsboot.com 2 KB - set 4) (Thanks for this valuable information oszone.net). In Windows 7 and Windows 8.1 images, the etfsboot.com file has a size of 4 KB - set it to 8.

    In the section Platform chose x86-32 since I have the image of 32 bit Windows 7

    Click OK

    .

    Conclusion

    In this article, we figured out how to create an ISO image from files, folders and make it bootable if necessary. In general, we now know how to edit Windows ISO images. You can delete everything you don’t like (for example, a file ei.cfg) and add what you need (program distributions, portable programs, drivers, etc.). In the video below I will show whether it works with Windows images 8.1.

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