
This is not a widely advertised feature, but I’ve noticed that you can actually use IsoBuster to convert. You can also drag files from the IsoBuster window and drop them into any folder on your computer to copy them there.Īdditional Tip : How To Convert. To extract a file or a folder, right-click it and select Extract from the pop-up menu. Alternatively, you can open a MDF file by dragging it into the left panel of the application window (it’s the box that contains the text “No media present” when you’ve just launched the program). IsoBuster will automatically load the appropriate disk image anyway.

It doesn’t matter whether you select the. MDS file by clicking on File -> Open Image File. (The installer usually adds a QuickLaunch icon that you can use to run the program.) It’s probably not spyware, but there’s no point in polluting your computer with random applications. Note : You’ll probably want to uncheck the “Include the IsoBuster toolbar” option when installing IsoBuster. mdf/.mds file to the ISO format which is handy if you want to use the disk image with other CD/DVD software. Which one should you use? Personally, I would recommend IsoBuster – it’s pretty convenient and won’t nag you incessantly about upgrading to the Pro version.

Commercial, has a free trial version with no time limit.

Commercial, but the Lite edition trial version has no functionality or time limitations. Note : the trial version is limited to opening 300Mb files, so I don’t recommend using this one. There are several applications that can open. This format is typically used for backing up discs and also for sharing the “backups” over BitTorrent or other P2P networks. Like ISO files, MDF files contain an exact copy a CD or DVD. MDF file extension usually designates a proprietary disk image format used by Alcohol 120%.
