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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

You can download Windows 11 as an ISO file, then directly install it, burn it onto a disc, or copy it to a USB drive. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to ...

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, ...

How you install a program from an ISO image will vary depending on which version of Windows you use. Here’s how to install it in Windows 10 and 11. Lance is an experienced writer who tries to unravel ...

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 ...