How to open iso files. How to open a file with the .ISO extension. How to open an ISO file using DAEMON Tools

Hello dear readers. Today I would like to touch upon one topic that may seem at first glance frivolous, but very useful from a practical point of view. Today we will talk about how and with what you can unpack iso resolution files. Some of you may say that we already know everything, while others don’t even know what to do. You can, of course, use programs common on the Internet such as Alcohol or Daemon Tools. But, to be honest, they are not very comfortable (although it depends on others). In fact, you can unpack iso files in another way - using the . This program is absolutely free. To download it, go to the website using the link.

Download the program and install it. We will not dwell on the installation in detail, since it will not cause you any difficulties. After you have installed this wonderful program, go to the folder where your archive with iso resolution is located. Click right click on this archive and select the item “Extract files”.

Then select the location where you want to unpack your archive. Click the “Ok” button and wait for the process.

After that, in the final destination folder you will see the already unpacked archive.

Well, that's all. This simple approach will allow you to quickly unpack an archive with iso resolution. And, as you can see, there is no need to use and install heavier programs. If, of course, you want to mount images on virtual drives or create bootable flash drives and disks, then you cannot do without Alcohol or Daemon Tools.

Let's summarize: Today, dear readers, we have discussed one unusual way of how you can unpack files with iso resolution. For many, everything that has been described here will be familiar, and for many others, it will be instructive. But, nevertheless, there will be absolutely no difficulties either for experienced users or for beginners.

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So we have a problem: we have a file, but we have no idea how to use it. This is a common situation, especially when it comes to ISO.

Most often, active downloaders encounter this. Do you like to download games from the World Wide Web? Well, in what form do they appear on your computer? Yes, "search for a match on the Internet"... Familiar.

And no program wants to take your very massive file seriously. Maybe an omnivorous notepad, but it won’t help us.

Downloaded archives with a dubious offer to send an SMS message. Unpleasant. Time passes, our file is spread out in the vastness hard drive and occupies a considerable directory... This is where a global problem arises: how to unpack the ISO file.

A little theory: ISO

Let's figure out what an iso image is, and do we actually need to unpack it?

ISO - disk image file. A disk image is a copy of it, but in addition to the data it contains, the image file carries Additional information. Disk size, such as file system, various hidden information required for laser drive.

These files are absolutely ready to be written to disk or blank. There is also a second way to use it to emulate a virtual disk drive.

How to unpack an iso image

An ISO is an archive. By and large, yes, albeit without the main attribute of archives - the compression ratio. How do we open archives? That's right, archivists.

Let's use the free 7-zip archiver. Downloading it won't take much effort. We install.

Let me immediately draw your attention to the fact that we have two methods for unpacking an ISO image. The first one is if you need to see the entire contents of the image. The second is if you are interested in a specific file inside the image.

First method

1. Right-click on our ISO file. In the menu select "7-zip - unpack"
2. In the dialog box that opens, there is a field at the top. We indicate the path where exactly we want to unpack the image.

Second method

1. Launch 7-zip.
2. Tools -> Settings -> System.
3. Check the box next to "ISO" and save the settings.
4. Find our image, double click.
5. Select the file we need and click “Extract”.
6. Perform step 2 from method 1.

Emulation

Daemon Tools, Alcohol 120%, UltraIso programs are ideal for emulating virtual drives. Despite the different functionality, the programs have the same principle: they create a virtual device, “slip” it into the system (it, in turn, swallows it with a crunch) and uses it to launch virtual disks.

Whether you need to unpack the ISO or just run it is up to you to decide.

Yesterday I urgently needed to extract several files from the ISO image, but there was no time to install any programs, so I asked myself the question - how to open an ISO file quickly and without unnecessary movements.

A huge amount of software and operating systems are distributed in the form of ISO images, so you just need to know how to work with this format.

There are several ways to open an iso file, but not everyone knew that it can be opened even by a program that is installed on everyone’s computer. What kind of program is this and what are there alternative ways, read in this article.

What is an ISO image?

So, what is an ISO file and what does it come with? If in simple words, then the ISO image is electronic version optical disk, which is a file with its own file system and the actual contents of the disk.

Having a disk image, you can connect it in the operating system as a regular optical disk. There are a lot of options for using disk images! From installing games and programs to work special programs, which operate exclusively from an optical disc. Beta versions of operating systems are also posted in image format, for example in an ISO image you can

How to open an ISO file using UltraISO

The first, and once the most convenient way for me to open ISO files, is using the UltraISO program. I won’t give a link to the program, you can buy it on the official website paid version, and in open sources there are versions for which you don’t need to pay;).

To open an ISO file, you need to run UltraISO program, select “ Open”

and specify the path to your ISO image. Then in the program window you will see the contents of the disk image

To extract a file from the image, click on the required file right-click and select the menu item “ Extract to…”

How to open an ISO file using DAEMON Tools

A very cool program for mounting images optical disks. Not the best convenient way if you just need to extract a file from a disk image, but I’ll still describe it as an option.

For us, the version of the program is quite enough DAEMON Tools Lite. You can download it from the official website absolutely free of charge.

After downloading the program, install it and run it. An image catalog window will open, add your image

Now you only need to select the added image and click the “ Mount“,

after which you will have a drive in your system (in my case, drive D)

Working with a mounted disc is no different from working with regular optical discs inserted into a DVD drive.

How to Open an ISO File with 7-Zip

My favorite and, in principle, the most convenient way to open ISO disk images. I found out about it relatively recently, and was pleasantly surprised. After all, today almost every computer has a 7-Zip archiver installed. It's free and easy to use.

You can download it from the official website using a direct link:

After installation, open 7-Zip File Manager, it is a regular explorer with archiver tools

To open an ISO image, you just need to go to the folder in which it is located and double-click on it. It will open like a normal folder

Extract file from ISO image You can select it and click on the “ Extract“.

ISO file- This archive file, which contains an identical copy of the data, physical CD or DVD media. They are often used for Reserve copy disks or for organizing large sets of files intended to be written to disk.

What is an ISO file/ISO image?

The name ISO is taken from the title file system used by optical media, typically ISO 9660. You can think of an ISO image as a complete copy of everything stored on a physical optical disc such as a CD, DVD, or Blu-ray. They are a sectorized copy of the disk and no compression is used. The idea behind ISO images is that you can archive an exact digital copy of a disc, and then use that image to burn a new disc that is itself an exact copy of the original. Windows and other operating systems allow you to mount an ISO image, presenting it as virtual disk, thereby simulating a real CD or DVD disc inserted into the drive.

ISO images are used mainly for distribution these days large programs and operating systems because it allows you to store all files in one easily downloadable file. People can then decide whether they want to mount this drive virtually or use it to burn an optical disc.

Most bootable operating systems, including Windows and various Linux distributions, are distributed as ISO images.

How to open an .ISO file?

In order to open iso file Windows 8 and 10 do not require any additional programs; these operating systems allow you to mount an ISO image using standard tools. Select the ISO file, right-click on it and click " To plug».

If you have Windows 7, then you will need third party application, for example, the WinCDEmu utility, Daemon tools or Alcohol 120%;

How to burn an ISO image to disk?

Burning an ISO to a physical disc is useful if you want to create a disc that you will use to install software or Windows on another computer. This is especially useful when you are installing an operating system (or creating a utility disk) and must use that disk to boot the system. It can also be useful for creating physical backup copy disk or if you just need to give a copy to someone else.

Windows 7, 8 and 10 have the feature of burning an ISO image to a disk built into it. All you need to do is insert a recordable optical disc, right-click on the ISO file and select " Burn disk image».

How to burn an ISO image to a disc on macOS?

MacOS works almost the same way. Select the image file in Finder and then go to the menu File>Burn Disk Image (Name) on Disc.

How to extract individual files from an ISO image

If you don't want to mount the ISO or burn it to a disc but still need to access the files inside, you can extract the contents to your computer. To do this, you will need a third-party application, such as WinRAR or 7-Zip. For example, consider 7-Zip.

When you install 7-Zip, Windows will automatically open iso files through 7-Zip. So, all you have to do is double-click the ISO image to open it and view its contents. Depending on the ISO size, this may take up to a minute, so be patient.

You can copy anything from an ISO to a regular folder by simply dragging the file to the desired location.

You can also extract the full contents of the ISO to a regular folder. Simply right-click on the ISO, select "7-Zip" and choose one of the extraction commands. The Extract Files command allows you to select a location, the Extract Here command extracts files in the same location as the ISO file, and the Extract to folder_name» creates new folder in the place where it will be removed.

Other compression applications, such as WinRar, work much the same way.

There is one more important thing here. If you install a compression application such as 7-Zip or WinRar, and you allow that application to mess with ISO files, you will no longer see built-in commands in File Explorer for working with those image files. It's better to have Windows Explorer linked to the ISO files because you can still right-click on them and access compression application commands whenever you want. All you lose is the ability to double-click them to open them in a compression application.

If you have already installed one of these applications, you can quickly reassign the ISO file extension using Windows Explorer. Go to Settings > Apps > Default Apps. On the right, scroll down and click the “Select default by file type” link.

The next window displays a very long list of file extensions. Scroll all the way to extension.iso. On the right, click any application that is currently associated with the extension. From the pop-up menu, select the Windows Explorer option.

How to Create Your Own ISO File from an Optical Disc

While MacOS and Linux come with pre-installed software that allows you to create an ISO from a physical disk, Windows does not. Instead, you will have to download a third-party application to create an ISO file on Windows. For this we recommend programs such as InfraRecorder, ImgBurn and CDBurnerXP. Just download the ISO file through these programs.

There are also .xml files, but that’s a completely different story.

Sometimes there is a need to extract files from an ISO image. Do this using standard tools operating system not very convenient - it is more advisable to use third-party products. Therefore, in this article we will tell you in detail which software to use to open an ISO image and provide the correct sequence of actions shown in the screenshots. But first, let's explain why ISO images are needed. These files store a variety of contents, so each computer user must know how to handle them correctly. Indeed, in certain cases it is necessary to open such an image and perform the necessary manipulations with its contents. For example, install a program or simply look at the list of files located inside.

What is an ISO image?

Let's figure out together what an ISO image is.

This is what you may encounter when downloading software from the Internet. ISO is also used to distribute movies via torrents in high quality.

Having a disk image, the user is able to connect it as usual optical drive. As already mentioned, ISO is often used to distribute software and computer games. Also this format has an additional purpose - for duplicating valuable data from regular disks. After all, the latter are not very reliable and can fail due to minor mechanical damage.

How to open an ISO file using UltraISO

The most convenient way to open an ISO is to use . If you wish, you can purchase a licensed version on the official website by entering search engine corresponding request. And also download it from open sources, where you don’t need to pay. After installing UltraISO, follow the instructions below.

To open an ISO file, you need to run UltraISO and select the “Open” item located on the toolbar with the cursor.

Then you need to specify the path to the disk image. After doing this, you will see a tree list of the information stored in the ISO file.

To extract specific file from the image, you need to hover over it, right-click and select “Extract to...”.

After this, you need to specify the path to save the extracted file and wait a little while the program performs the desired action.

How to open an ISO file using DAEMON Tools

This is a very advanced program for mounting ISO images, but extracting files through it is not very convenient. Although this method still worthy of consideration. You may not have any other software on your computer other than DAEMON Tools, and you will need to extract information from the optical disk image immediately. It is enough to complete the task.

DAEMON Tools must be launched and in the window that opens, find the icon with the “disk” icon. You should click on it with the cursor.

Then you need to specify the path to the optical disk image and add it to the directory.

The program will automatically add the new drive to the My Computer folder. You can work with it like a regular optical drive.

How to Open an ISO File with 7-Zip

A fairly simple way to extract data from an ISO image is to use the 7-Zip program. It is a very common archiver that is installed on almost every personal computer. However, not many users know that 7-Zip can work with optical disc images. Therefore, we will tell you how to unpack an ISO container using it.

To do this you need to launch it. Explorer will appear on the screen with additional tools.

To open an optical disc image, you need to find it on your computer and double-click on it. The ISO will open as a normal folder.

To extract a file from an ISO, you need to hover over it and right-click. Then select “Extract” from the menu that opens.

Authors of the article: Gvindzhiliya Grigory and Pashchenko Sergey