Today we show you how to create and mount an ISO image with Daemon Tools. Daemon Tools is a very popular software for managing CD and DVD image files. It supports many different types of files- ISO, NRG, BIN / CUE, CCD, MDS, etc. it is possible to create virtual drives in which to easily “mount” CD and DVD images.
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If we have decided to make some space in our library by making our CDs digital and not only we must also equip ourselves to be able to access these archives whenever we want. An image type such as the ISO image is very difficult to use if you do not have the necessary program and knowledge. This time you will learn step by step to create and mount an ISO image with Daemon Tools.
How to create and mount an ISO image with Daemon Tools
An ISO image is an exact copy of the data on an optical disc, such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray disc. With the right software, you can create ISO images from optical discs and use them in place of physical discs. “ISO” refers to the International Organization for Standardization, a company that establishes common corporate standards.
The term is also a reference to the.iso file extension for disk image files. These disk images can be mounted on your computer with a program such as DAEMON Tools which you can download here.
Creating an ISO image is a very practical way to back up data to an optical disc. If you use a disc frequently and don’t want to continuously load and unload it, creating and using an ISO image is a convenient alternative.
ISO images are also useful for the digital distribution of the content of an optical disc that can be opened later with applications such as Adobe Premiere.
Also, keep in mind that many of the computers sold today lack a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray drive. We have been watching this technology stop being used for over 10 years, replaced by cloud services or even hard drives (HDD or SSD) where to store large data and make it accessible anywhere in the world.
Many people have to deal with ISO images (for example to buy online games) and do not know what to do with them, that’s why we will explain how to create and edit these images so as not to have problems and use them.
1. How to create an ISO image
As we said before, you can use Daemon Tools to create an ISO image. Here are the steps:
- Download and install Daemon Tools.
- Click the Disc Imaging icon in the main window.
- Choose the drive where the optical disc is loaded from the Device drop-down menu.
- In “Target Image File”, choose a path and name for the disk image. Make sure to add.iso as a file extension.
- Click on Start. The tool will create your ISO image.
2. How to mount an ISO image
When you insert a disc into a PC’s optical drive, Windows automatically mounts the disc into the drive. When you want to use an ISO image, you need to create a virtual drive and mount the ISO image on it. During its installation, Daemon Tools creates a virtual disk for you.
- Start Daemon Tools.
- In the main window, right-click on a virtual drive in the lower pane. Select Mount from the context menu.
- Select the ISO image you want to mount.
- The selected ISO image will be displayed in Windows as a virtual disk loaded in a virtual drive. You can interact with the ISO image as you would with an optical disc loaded in a drive.
I hope you learned how to create and mount an ISO image with Daemon Tools.
