Disk Image Files

Disk image files contain an exact copy of a hard disk or other type of media. They include all the files, as well as the file system information. This allows disk images to be used for duplicating disks, CDs, and DVDs. They are often used for backup purposes as well.

Common disk image file extensions include .ISO, .DMG, and .TOAST.

Extension File Type Popularity
.DMGApple Disk Image
.CSOCompressed ISO Disk Image
.ISODisc Image File
.VFDVirtual Floppy Disk
.MDSMedia Descriptor Sidecar File
.VMDKVirtual Machine Disk File
.DVDCloneCD DVD Information File
.IMGDisc Image Data File
.MDFMedia Disc Image File
.ROMRead Only Memory Image
.VDIVirtualBox Virtual Disk Image
.DSKDisk Image
.EX01EnCase Evidence Image File
.WLZWinImage Compressed Disk Image Set
.D01VirtualDrive Disc Image Part 2 File
.I02DVD Shrink Part 3 File
.L01EnCase Logical Evidence File
.BWSBlindWrite Sub Code File
.CFSCompact File Set Archive
.MBIMulti-Bootable Information File
.LVILazesoft Backup Disk Image
.DMGPARTMac OS X Disk Image Part
.ASHDISCAshampoo Burning Studio Image
.DBRDeepBurner Disc Project
.D64Commodore 64 1541 Disk Image
.VHDVirtual PC Virtual Hard Disk
.MACVMParallels Virtual Machine (Virtualization Framework Based)
.VAPORCDNorum Vapor CD
.BINBinary Disc Image
.DAAPowerISO Direct-Access-Archive
.XVDXbox Virtual Disk
.CIFEasy CD Creator Disk Image
.D00VirtualDrive Disc Image Part File
.SDIWindows System Deployment Image
.MD0Alcohol Disk Image Segment 1
.LCDCDSpace Emulated Disk Image
.WUDWii U Disk Image File
.MDXExtended Media Descriptor File
.QCOW2QEMU Copy On Write Version 2 Disk Image
.NRGNero CD/DVD Image File
.QCOWQEMU Copy On Write Disk Image
.DCFDisk Copy Fast Disk Image File
.HDIHard Disk Image
.AVHDHyper-V SnapShot File
.SUBCloneCD Subchannel File
.VMWAREVMVMware Fusion Virtual Machine
.IBPIsoBuster Managed Image Information
.WIMWindows Imaging Format File
.BIFBoot Information File
.VHDXWindows 8 Virtual Hard Drive File
.TOASTToast Disc Image
.UIBAKUltraISO Backup Disk Image
.XVAXen Project Virtual Appliance
.ISOPlayStation 2 ROM File
.E01EnCase Image File
.I01DVD Shrink Part 2 File
.HDSParallels Desktop Hard Disk File
.IMADisk Image
.BWTBlindWrite 4 Track Information FIle
.TIBAcronis True Image File
.CDTCD-Text File
.CDMNTI CD-Maker Image
.CCDCloneCD Control File
.ECMECM Disc Image
.ADZCompressed Amiga Disk File
.EDEEnsoniq EPS Disk Image
.XDIWinArchiver Extended Disc Image File
.SDSKSafeHouse Private Storage Volume
.DAXPSP Compressed ISO Disc Image
.VC4Virtual CD Disc Image
.ISZZipped ISO Disk Image
.IPFInterchangeable Preservation File
.IMGFloppy Disk Image
.CDIDiscJuggler Disc Image
.2MGApple IIGS Disk Image
.VCDVirtual CD
.IMGMacintosh Disk Image
.CDRMacintosh DVD/CD Master
.PVMParallels Virtual Machine
.UIFUniversal Image Format Disc Image
.SWMSplit Windows Imaging Format File
.ADFAmiga Disk File
.GCDPrassi CD Image
.SCOTotalRecovery Backup Image
.MFIHDClone MFI Disk Image
.BWIBlindWrite CD/DVD Disc Image
.EUIEnsoniq EPS Compacted Disk Image
.FLPFloppy Disk Image
.MRIMGMacrium Reflect Disk Image
.MD1GEAR CD Disc Image
.DISKLinux Virtual Hard Disk
.DVDRDVD/CD-R Master Image
.SQFSSquash FS Bootable File
.HFSHFS Disk Image File
.P01Toast CD Image
.VCDFarStone Virtual Drive
.OMGImage File
.HCVeraCrypt Container
.TCTrueCrypt Volume
.TAPCommodore 64 Cassette Tape Image
.NDIFApple New Disk Image Format File
.TZXZX Spectrum Tape Image File
.000Virtual CD Disc Image File
.PMFPartition Image File
.LX01EnCase Logical Evidence File
.UTMUTM Virtual Machine
.B5IBlindWrite 5 Disk Image
.BDFMIDAS BDF Disk Image File
.MLCMobaLiveCD File
.GBIgBurner Project File
.X64Commodore 64 Disk Image
.TOCBrasero Table of Contents File
.UDFUniversal Disk Format File
.CISOCompact ISO File
.FDIAmiga Formatted Disk Image
.STAtari ST Disk Image
.RCLEasy CD and DVD Creator 6 Project
.EDKEnsoniq KT Disk Image
.FLGIsoPuzzle Flag File
.T64Commodore 64 Tape Image File
.IMDImageDisk Disk Image File
.B6IBlindWrite 6 Disc Image
.AFFAFF Disk Image
.I00DVD Shrink Part 1 File
.SMISelf-Mounting Disk Image
.IMAGEApple Disk Image
.FDDParallels Desktop Floppy Disk Image File
.MD2Alcohol Disk Image Segment 2
.BWZWinImage Batch Configuration File
.WOZApple II Disk Image
.SPARSEIMAGEMac OS X Sparse Image
.GKHEnsoniq EPS Family Disk Image
.PARTIMGPartimage File
.CL5Easy CD Creator 5 Saved Project
.VDIVirtuo CD Manager Disk Image
.PXIPlexTools Disc Image
.MD1Alcohol Disk Image Segment 2
.IXAUlead Disc Image format
.AFDAFF Disk Image Part File
.BWABlindWrite Disk Information File
.HDDParallels Desktop Hard Disk
.NKITNintendo Kit Game ROM File
.XACD-ROM eXtended Architecture Disc Image
.VCOVirtual CD Collection File
.IMAGESqueak Virtual Image
.VCXVirtual Disc Definition File
.P01GEAR CD/DVD Disc Image
.INFINITEMACDISKInfinite Mac Disk Image
.WMTWinMount Virtual Disk File
.P2GPower2Go Project File
.PQIPowerQuest Drive Image
.PGDPGP Disk Image
.IBADRIsoBuster Address File
.HFVHFS Disk Image
.CUECDRWIN Cue Sheet
.GIGlobal Image
.NNNero CD File List
.DISCRoxio Toast Document
.RDFPowerProducer Disc Image
.PDIInstantCopy Disc Image
.WIIScrambled Wii Disc Image
.DMSAmiga Disk Masher Image
.IBQIsoBuster Managed Image
.C2DWinOnCD Disc Image
.IBBImgBurn Project File
.EDAEnsoniq ASR Disk Image
.WBICompact ISO File
.GDRIVEGizmo Virtual Drive File
.DXPCDBurnerXP Data Compilation File
.IMZWinImage Compressed Disk Image
.CDCD-i OptImage
.TD0Teledisk Archive
.86F86Box Floppy Disk Image
.B5TBlindWrite 5 Disc Track Information File
.B6TBlindWrite 6 Track Information File
.EDVEnsoniq VFX-SD Disk Image
.SIMGSynclavier Disk Image File
.HDIBochs Virtual Hard Disk
.ATRAtari Disk Image
.VOLARCHIVECopyCatX Volume Archive
.WINCLONEWinclone Image
.SPARSEBUNDLEMac OS X Sparse Bundle
.ADFArchimedes Disk File
.SOPTSynclavier Optical Disk Image File
.G41Commodore 1541 Disk Image
.LNXAtari Lynx ROM
.NCDNTI CD-Maker Disc Image
.XMDExtended Media Disc Image
.P2IPower2Go Disc Image
.FCDVirtual CD Format
.MINISOMini Image Destination File
.MIRMini-Image Ripper Disc Image
.DODOS 3.3 Order Apple II Disk Image
.QEDQEMU Enhanced Disk Image
.RATDVDRatDVD Disk Image
.TAOTrack-At-Once CD or DVD Image
.D88Toshiba Pasopia 7 Disk File
.WILWinImage Disk Image List
.AFMAFF Metadata File
.NFIDreambox Disc Image
.RPKGSymbian OS Z Drive ROM
.PGXHopedot VOS Data File
.D81Commodore 64 1581 Disk Image
.DDIDiskDupe Disk Image
.EDQEnsoniq SQ1/SQ2/KS32 Disk Image
.FDIBochs Floppy Disk Image
.RAWFedora Linux Disk Image
.VHDPMEMHyper-V Virtual Machine Persistent Memory Device
.D71Commodore 64 1571 Disk Image
.POProDOS Order Apple II Disk Image
.DAODisk-At-Once CD or DVD Image
.VC8Virtual CD 8 Disc Image
.EDSEnsoniq SQ-80 Disk Image
.XMFGameJack Disc Image File
.VC6Virtual CD 6 CD Image
.AAGeneric CD Image
.IBDATIsoBuster Data File
.UFSFreeBSD Unix File System File
.K3BK3b Disk Burning Project File
.TAPOric Tape Image