Disk Image Files

CCD stands for CloneCD Control and is a disk image file. Additionally, they are available in binary format. That means that they need complex programs to decipher the information. SlySoft is the company that developed these files. A CCD file stores some control information made up of header data and track location for compatible Image […]

MDX file is a disk image file affixed with .mdx file extension. The file was created by the Daemon tool, which is used in creating CD and DVD images by emulating original discs as virtual drives. Since these files are in a propriety format, they are currently only supported in Astroburn software and Daemon tools. […]

Developed by Corel, the Roxio Creator Suite (formerly Roxio Easy CD Creator), an optical disc authoring program, uses the CIF (Easy CD Creator Disk Image File). It contains more than 15 software that lets users do a host of activities, such as from archiving your data to creating still slideshows. The format behaves similarly to […]

Developed by Microsoft, the Windows 8 and Windows Server 8 uses the VHDX (Virtual Hard Drive Extension). It is related to Hyper-V and is an extension of VHD with added improvements and protection. It also comes with data corruption prevention mechanisms and 16TB of maximum storage (compared to 2TB in the earlier iteration). It saves […]

Developed by Sun Microsystems and owned by Oracle, its VM VirtualBox, an open-source desktop virtualization software, uses the VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image) extension. It is a binary format and belongs to the disk image category. Users can mount these on their hard disk, and these are compatible across platforms. It enables users to run software […]

Developed by Apple, the Apple Disk Copy, or Aladdin ShrinkWrap, used the SMI (Self-Mounting Disk Image) extension. It is compatible with Mac OS Classic, i.e., v9 or earlier, and contains a disk image visible to the user when he mounts the disk onto his PC. The primary motive of developing the format was to enable […]

Ensoniq SQ80 or EDS is a disk image formatted to be used with Ensoniq SQ-80 synthesizer. The synthesizer was created in 1987 by Ensoniq. Back then, it was mainly used for disk image formats that would have file paths and sometimes music sequences. You may not find any EDS disk images today as they were […]

This file extension is a DVD or CD image created by Nero AG. You can use it to store copies of images or to keep a variety of files that you can use to set up as a virtual disk on your hard drive. What that means is you do not need a CD/DVD to […]

Developed by Acronis, its True Image, a data backup software, uses the TIB extension. These files are a replica of the user’s hard drive. The extension is capable of restoring the entire data in case the original disk goes corrupt for some reason. It is also capable of imaging individual folders which can be restored […]

VDH files are virtual hard disks that may contain multiple images used by Microsoft Windows Virtual PC, a Windows virtualization program. VDH files store the content of a hard disk that is contained within a virtual machine. This will typically include the disk partitions, files, and file systems, as well as folders. VHD files can […]