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files, also known as “computer files” in the digital world, refer to a set of bytes that are stored within a device. Which are characterized by being the digital equivalents of the files written on paper, files, cards, paper or microfiche of the conventional office environment.
In this sense, thanks to the remarkable development of technology and the great flow that is handled in the network today, there are many types of files that exist in computing. Since, each one adapts to a specific use by the computer and/or the system as such. Among them, one of the most important and recognized, these are disk image files.
But, despite the fact that they are so relevant, the truth is that many users still do not know how this class of files is actually defined. For that reason, in this post, we want to let you know what disk images are and what they are forlike the types of extensions that are distinguished from such files.
What are disk image files and what is it really for?
While it is true, a disk image is defined as a file or device that includes the entire structure and intact contents of a data storage medium, such as a floppy disk, hard drive, or optical disc (CD or DVD). In this sense, a disk image file is usually produced by creating a complete copy of the source media, sector by sector, and so on. manages to replicate the contents and structure of a storage device perfectly.
Therefore, they are characterized by being all those types of files used to store an exact copy of an optical drive’s file system. Which means that if you transcribe a CD, DVD or Blu-ray using this format, as a result you will get a copy as an exact clone of that optical drive and once you enter it in the equipment, it will work as if it were the original disk.
Thanks to this functionality, disk image files are very useful for distributing, via the Internet, all those files in which it is required avoid the modification of its original structure or the loss of any data during the transfer process. Likewise, they are ideal for reducing the multiple folders and original files of a certain system to a single file, that is, they have the capacity to contain all files, faithfully replicating all data.
Therefore, it should be noted that the disk image files can display a large size and even occupy more than 2 GB. Because, you can not reduce the size of all the information that is saved in it, but only deal with merge all this into a single file.
Types of disk image file extensions and their associated programs to open them
Now, as we indicated at the beginning of the post, disk image files also have the peculiarity of gather various types of extensions and, although some are known by users, many others are not.
So, in order to better handle all the information about disk image files, here are a list mentioning all its extensions and associated programs to be able to open, edit, play and/or view those files:
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extension type |
Actual file type name |
Associated Programs |
| .bin | Binary Disk Image File |
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| .dmg | Apple Mac Os X Disk Image File |
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| .iso | Disk Image File |
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| .img | Macintosh Disk Image |
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| .mdf | Media Disc Image File |
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| .tib | Acronis Trueimage Backup Disk Image File |
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| .cue | Cue Sheet File |
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| .daa | Poweriso Direct-access-archive File |
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| .nrg | Nero-Burning ROM CD or DVD image File |
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| .uif | Magiciso Universal Image Format File |
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| .vhd | Virtual PC Virtual Hard Disk |
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| .vmdk | VMware Virtual Disk File |
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| .wim | Windows Imaging Format Archive File |
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| .adi | Active@ Disk Image File |
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| .cdi | DiscJuggler Disc Image File |
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| .cso | Compressed ISO Disk Image File |
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| .hfs | Macimage Macintosh Hfs Disk Image File |
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| .isz | Ultraiso Compressed Disk Image File |
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| .mds | Media Descriptor File |
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| .tc | TrueCrypt Volume File |
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| .udf | Universal Disk Format File |
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| .vcd | Virtual CD File |
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| .vdi | VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image File |
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| .ccd | CloneCD Disc Image File |
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| .cl5 | Easy CD Creator Saved Project File |
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| .d64 | Commodore Emulator File |
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| .ecm | ECM Disc Image File |
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| .eds | Ensoniq Sq80 Disk Image File |
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| .mdx | Extended Media Descriptor File |
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| .nri | Nero Cd-rom (iso) Compilation File |
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| .swm | Split Windows Imaging Format File |
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| .c2d | Winoncd Image File |
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| .cif | Easy CD Creator CD Image File |
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| .dsk | Disk Image File |
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| .fcd | Virtual CD Format |
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| .imz | Winimage Compressed File |
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| .vfd | Virtual PC Virtual Floppy Disk Image File |
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| .adz | Amiga Emulator Compressed ADF File |
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| .aff | AFF Disk Image File |
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| .atr | Atari 8-bit Disk Image File |
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| .cdm | NTI CD-Maker Image File |
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| .gbi | Gburner Disk Image File |
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| .pqi | Powerquest Drive Image File |
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| .pvm | Parallels Virtual Machine File |
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| .sco | TotalRecovery Backup Image File |
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| .sdi | Windows System Deployment Image File |
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