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DiskInternals Linux Reader provides several disk management tools in an easy-to-use interface. Most notably it includes a tool for reading disks formatted to to a variety of file systems for Mac and Linux, as well as virtual disks from VMware, VirtualBox, VirtualPC and Parallels (VMDK, VHD, VDI, HDS). The program can also create disk images. The interface includes a disk usage window, basic file search, and a preview option for pictures and text.
Can create disk images (.img and .dsk), including boot sector. Filesystems supported include: Ext2/3/4; ReiserFS, Reiser4; HFS, HFS+ (Mac OS); FAT, exFAT; NTFS, ReFS (next-gen Windows filesystem); UFS2; and in preview-only mode: ZFS, XFS, Hikvision NAS and DVR.
A 64-bit version is available (within the folder).
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | No. HKLM\SOFTWARE\DiskInternals, HKCU\Software\DiskInternals |
License: | Liteware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Explore2fs Portable Edition |
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webfork
on 2017-03-01 19:13
Tested with Mac-formatted HFS+ drive today and this worked beautifully. Very easy and fast.
pfw70
on 2019-04-22 23:50
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Tip: aside of Universal Extractor the .exe (Linux_Reader-v3.4.exe) can also be extracted with 7Zip, a portable version being availabe on this site, 7-ZipPortable.exe. |
IZArc is an archive utility that supports drag-and-drop, searching inside archives, 50 different formats, archives broken into sections (spanning), the creation of self-extracting archives, repair of damaged ZIP archives, converting from archive type to another, create/merge multi-volume sets, etc. The program decompresses popular formats ZIP, RAR, 7Z, as well as CD image formats (ISO, BIN, NRG, IMG etc), while compressing to 7Z, JAR, ZIP, and many more, using their native speed/quality options and encryption methods.
IZArc2Go is the portable version of IZArc by the same author.
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Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | 7-Zip, PeaZip, Bandizip |
What's new? | See: https://www.izarc.org/news |
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lautrepay
on 2012-07-31 17:47
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InnoUnp V0.37 is needed to extract the installer: http://innounp.sourceforge.net/ |
OSFMount is a collection of virtual drive tools that allows mounting local disk image files as a drive letter, RAM disks and mounting CD or DVD images (for simplicity or speed). Supported image types include IMG, DD, ISO, BIN, NRG, SDI, AFF, AFM, AFD, VMDK (used by VMware), VHD (Virtual PC) and more.
The program is ideal for machines without a CD/DVD drive and, as most images are bit-for-bit copies of disk partitions, many programs will treat them as the real thing, enabling programs that require a program disc. For disk images, the program can give access to these files without booting or other required visualization software. RAM disks have a variety of uses including high speed caches, programs with frequent/intense disk reads/writes and some database applications.
Command line tools are also included.
Note: The developer warns: "it is recommended that 64-bit Windows is used when large disk image files are to be mounted."
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Runs on: | Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | No. HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Enum\Root\LEGACY_OSFMOUNT HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\OSFMount |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | Portable WinCDEmu, DiskInternals Linux Reader, CDmage |
What's new? |
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Portable Reviewer
on 2015-09-15 12:36
@Midas CDmage works like a charm unlike PassMark OSFMount despite "being ancient". Nothing ancient about it. PassMark OSFMount couldn't detect my image file properly as @freakazoid experienced. In fact very few free portable mount tools could handle my image file properly. I'm surprised you don't use CDmage to mount......
freakazoid
on 2020-11-04 14:58
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I tried to mount a .bin/.cue combination with OSFMount last night and it froze completely. Used up 30% of the CPU and disk I/O used up 1GB/sec. Windows Explorer wouldn't load as well. Had to do a hard restart to fix the problem. |
Win32 Disk Imager is a simple disk imaging utility to write IMG files to SD and USB cards and allow booting from these devices. Just point to the IMG file and then select the removable device to write to.
Note that this utility is intended for flash media and cannot burn CD-ROMs.
Note: We recommend reading information available on the author's website before use. Use care with imaging tools like this one.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch Win32DiskImager.exe. Optionally, delete unnecessary translations. |
What's new? |
See: https://sourceforge.net/projects/win32diskimager/files/ |
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joby_toss
on 2013-05-03 06:35
Check the link Midas pointed above: https://answers.launchpad.net/win32-image-writer/+question/74814
Midas
on 2013-05-03 09:50
Also, Bootice provides a quick way to cure pendrive woes:
siegfried
on 2017-05-20 15:40
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It's not Stealth 'cause It writes to registry: |
Carbon CD is an feature-rich utility for CD burning to duplicate, erase, and create/write media image files, master audio and data discs. The program can rip audio tracks, ignore read errors, function without ASPI driver, and more.
Based on the Japanese-only CD Manipulator by Y. Kanechika, Carbon CD's UI has been revamped and the code cleaned and updated to VS 2010. Disk image formats supported include ISO, IMG, CUE, CCD, CDM.
Note: Carbon CD doesn't support DVD burning.
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Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
License: | GPL |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch CarbonCD.exe. |
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wozza
on 2008-08-28 02:33
agree with steph. You'd think something as simple as a straight cd copy would be easy to find. Well, it's not, and here it is.
juvera
on 2015-06-14 03:01
Download link + webpage are no longer current (they have disappeared!).
juverax
on 2023-04-02 09:45
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Carbon CD v.1.0.2 can be downloaded from: |
Portable WinCDEmu allows users to make one or more DVD or CD image files appear to the system as an actual disk. This is useful for programs that require access to an external drive, to speed up the access time of read-only media or to connect multiple discs to one computer simultaneously.
The program supports a variety of image file types including ISO, CUE, IMG, BIN, NRG, MDF/MDS, CCD and RAW formats, as well as both 32 and 64-bit computers.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | No. Leaves entries in HKLM\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GNU LGPLv3 |
How to extract: | Download PortableWinCDEmu-x.x.exe to a folder of your choice and launch. |
Similar/alternative apps: | OSFMount, Virtual CDRom Control Panel |
What's new? |
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rOBzUC
on 2011-05-16 20:40
3.5 is not yet a portable version... please delete it from here...
Magibon
on 2011-06-09 11:56
: the 3.5 wont be ready for a while .. the author is going to tackle it last ..
smaragdus
on 2015-06-03 14:06
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WinCDEmu 4.0 has been released. I haven't checked it for portability. |
ImgSearch lets you search and delete similar images across multiple folders. The program even allows checking for similarity from previous image analysis. Files are removed to the Recycle Bin and can be restored in case of a mistake.
Supports analysis of JPG, GIF, BMP, ICO, CUR, WMF, EMF, PNG, PCX image formats.
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Runs on: | Win98 / WinME / WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | No |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch ImgSearch.exe. |
Similar/alternative apps: | AntiDupl.NET |
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__philippe
on 2016-03-01 16:35
Worthy alternative to ImgSearch (which has not been updated since March 2007) :
spicydog
on 2018-01-24 02:19
Download link (and apparently website) seem to be broken.
webfork
on 2018-01-24 20:37
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@spicydog: thanks for that -- billon pointed it to archive.org (thanks billon) |
ImgBurn writes most types of image files for CD, DVD, HD DVD and Blu-ray burning. It supports the latest writers (including booktype/bitsetting on many of the major ones such as BenQ, LiteOn, NEC, Plextor, Sony etc.). You can also ImgBurn to erase/format your rewritable media.
Includes CD-Text editing, disk imaging, disc testing, verification (that files are exactly the same as those on the disc) and supports many world languages.
Does not support multisessions.
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Runs on: | WinXP / Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 / Wine |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Stealth: ? | Yes |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | Freeware |
How to extract: |
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Similar/alternative apps: | InfraRecorder |
What's new? |
See: http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=changelog |
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fang-face
on 2015-04-15 00:52
"Copy or move the contents of $INSTDIR to a folder of your choice":
smaragdus
on 2015-04-15 04:09
I confirm that *fang-face* is right- the extraction of the latest version of ImgBurn (2.5.8.0) with Universal Extractor version 1.6.1 or with 7-Zip version 9.20 doesn't create any '$INSTDIR' directory.
alanc
on 2016-09-25 11:58
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"Includes disc testing, verification (that files are exactly the same as those on the disc)" |
Simplified Virtual Floppy Drive (VFD) mounts image files (*.img) as new browseable computer resources. View, edit, rename, delete, create, or launch files on a virtual floppy as well as format.
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Runs on: | WinNT / Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | None |
Dependencies: | Administrator rights |
Stealth: ? | No |
Path portability: | Automatic relative path (eg. ..\..\personal\work.doc) |
License: | Freeware/Open Source |
How to extract: | Download the ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch vfdwin.exe. |
InfraRecorder is a burning app that facilitates the creation of data, audio and mixed-mode disks. It also supports erasing rewritable discs using one of four different methods, and copying an existing CD or DVD to another physical disc or disc image.
Supports HD DVD and Blu Ray data and video, as well as to or from a wide range of image file formats (BIN, DVD, IMG, ISO, NRG, etc.) and burns audio CD's from any file type supported via DirectShow / ACM - including FLAC, MP3, MP4, OGG, WMA, and more.
PortableApps version also available.
Category: | |
Runs on: | Win2K / WinXP / Vista / Win7 |
Writes settings to: | Application folder |
Dependencies: |
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Stealth: ? | No. It uses cdrtfe as burning backend, which depends on cygwin1.dll and creates HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions. InfraRecorder does not delete this key when it is closed. |
Unicode support: | Yes |
License: | GPL (donate) |
How to extract: | Download the portable ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch InfraRecorder.exe. |
What's new? |
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kirby
on 2010-09-03 12:27
Infrarecorder is not Stealth. It creates the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Cygnus Solutions after a disc has been written.
Richard in Michigan
on 2011-05-17 13:51
Help,
webfork
on 2011-05-17 16:24
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Richard: try Revo Uninstaller (http://www.portablefreeware.com/index.php?id=1398) |