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 |
|---|---|---|
| .DMG | Apple Disk Image | 4.2 |
| .ISO | Disc Image File | 4.2 |
| .CSO | Compressed ISO Disk Image | 4.2 |
| .VFD | Virtual Floppy Disk | 4.1 |
| .NRI | Nero ISO CD Compilation File | 4.1 |
| .MDS | Media Descriptor Sidecar File | 4.1 |
| .DMGPART | Mac OS X Disk Image Part | 4.1 |
| .ROM | Read Only Memory Image | 4.1 |
| .MDF | Media Disc Image File | 4.1 |
| .DVD | CloneCD DVD Information File | 4.1 |
| .IMG | Disc Image Data File | 4.0 |
| .VDI | VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .DSK | Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .VMDK | Virtual Machine Disk File | 4.0 |
| .VAPORCD | Norum Vapor CD | 4.0 |
| .BWS | BlindWrite Sub Code File | 4.0 |
| .MBI | Multi-Bootable Information File | 4.0 |
| .CFS | Compact File Set Archive | 4.0 |
| .ASHDISC | Ashampoo Burning Studio Image | 4.0 |
| .DBR | DeepBurner Disc Project | 4.0 |
| .D64 | Commodore 64 1541 Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .I02 | DVD Shrink Part 3 File | 4.0 |
| .EX01 | EnCase Evidence Image File | 4.0 |
| .VHD | Virtual PC Virtual Hard Disk | 4.0 |
| .D01 | VirtualDrive Disc Image Part 2 File | 4.0 |
| .WLZ | WinImage Compressed Disk Image Set | 4.0 |
| .L01 | EnCase Logical Evidence File | 4.0 |
| .LVI | Lazesoft Backup Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .BIN | Binary Disc Image | 4.0 |
| .XVD | Xbox Virtual Disk | 3.9 |
| .CIF | Easy CD Creator Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .D00 | VirtualDrive Disc Image Part File | 3.9 |
| .DAA | PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive | 3.9 |
| .SDI | Windows System Deployment Image | 3.9 |
| .MD0 | Alcohol Disk Image Segment 1 | 3.9 |
| .LCD | CDSpace Emulated Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .QCOW | QEMU Copy On Write Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .QCOW2 | QEMU Copy On Write Version 2 Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .MDX | Extended Media Descriptor File | 3.9 |
| .NRG | Nero CD/DVD Image File | 3.9 |
| .DCF | Disk Copy Fast Disk Image File | 3.9 |
| .HDI | Hard Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .SUB | CloneCD Subchannel File | 3.8 |
| .VC4 | Virtual CD Disc Image | 3.8 |
| .VMWAREVM | VMware Fusion Virtual Machine | 3.8 |
| .ISO | PlayStation 2 ROM File | 3.8 |
| .VHDX | Windows 8 Virtual Hard Drive File | 3.8 |
| .TOAST | Toast Disc Image | 3.8 |
| .WIM | Windows Imaging Format File | 3.8 |
| .UIBAK | UltraISO Backup Disk Image | 3.8 |
| .XVA | Xen Project Virtual Appliance | 3.8 |
| .E01 | EnCase Image File | 3.8 |
| .CDT | CD-Text File | 3.8 |
| .HDS | Parallels Desktop Hard Disk File | 3.8 |
| .BIF | Boot Information File | 3.8 |
| .AVHD | Hyper-V SnapShot File | 3.8 |
| .BWT | BlindWrite 4 Track Information FIle | 3.8 |
| .WUD | Wii U Disk Image File | 3.8 |
| .TIB | Acronis True Image File | 3.7 |
| .IMA | Disk Image | 3.7 |
| .CCD | CloneCD Control File | 3.7 |
| .CDM | NTI CD-Maker Image | 3.7 |
| .ECM | ECM Disc Image | 3.7 |
| .DAX | PSP Compressed ISO Disc Image | 3.7 |
| .I01 | DVD Shrink Part 2 File | 3.7 |
| .XDI | WinArchiver Extended Disc Image File | 3.7 |
| .SDSK | SafeHouse Private Storage Volume | 3.7 |
| .EDE | Ensoniq EPS Disk Image | 3.7 |
| .ADZ | Compressed Amiga Disk File | 3.7 |
| .ISZ | Zipped ISO Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .IPF | Interchangeable Preservation File | 3.6 |
| .IMG | Floppy Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .IBP | IsoBuster Managed Image Information File | 3.6 |
| .CDI | DiscJuggler Disc Image | 3.6 |
| .NDIF | Apple New Disk Image Format File | 3.6 |
| .2MG | Apple IIGS Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .VCD | Virtual CD | 3.6 |
| .IMG | Macintosh Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .CDR | Macintosh DVD/CD Master | 3.5 |
| .UIF | Universal Image Format Disc Image | 3.5 |
| .ADF | Amiga Disk File | 3.5 |
| .MD1 | GEAR CD Disc Image | 3.5 |
| .GCD | Prassi CD Image | 3.5 |
| .SQFS | Squash FS Bootable File | 3.5 |
| .DISK | Linux Virtual Hard Disk | 3.5 |
| .EUI | Ensoniq EPS Compacted Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .MFI | HDClone MFI Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .FLP | Floppy Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .SCO | TotalRecovery Backup Image | 3.5 |
| .DVDR | DVD/CD-R Master Image | 3.5 |
| .MRIMG | Macrium Reflect Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .BWI | BlindWrite CD/DVD Disc Image | 3.5 |
| .HFS | HFS Disk Image File | 3.5 |
| .SWM | Split Windows Imaging Format File | 3.5 |
| .P01 | Toast CD Image | 3.5 |
| .VCD | FarStone Virtual Drive | 3.5 |
| .HC | VeraCrypt Container | 3.4 |
| .OMG | Image File | 3.4 |
| .TC | TrueCrypt Volume | 3.4 |
| .000 | Virtual CD Disc Image File | 3.4 |
| .B6I | BlindWrite 6 Disc Image | 3.4 |
| .MLC | MobaLiveCD File | 3.3 |
| .BDF | MIDAS BDF Disk Image File | 3.3 |
| .LX01 | EnCase Logical Evidence File | 3.3 |
| .UTM | UTM Virtual Machine | 3.3 |
| .CISO | Compact ISO File | 3.3 |
| .GBI | gBurner Project File | 3.3 |
| .B5I | BlindWrite 5 Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .TAP | Commodore 64 Cassette Tape Image | 3.3 |
| .TOC | Brasero Table of Contents File | 3.3 |
| .X64 | Commodore 64 Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .PVM | Parallels Virtual Machine | 3.3 |
| .UDF | Universal Disk Format File | 3.3 |
| .RCL | Easy CD and DVD Creator 6 Project | 3.3 |
| .EDK | Ensoniq KT Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .ST | Atari ST Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .FDD | Parallels Desktop Floppy Disk Image File | 3.2 |
| .FLG | IsoPuzzle Flag File | 3.2 |
| .T64 | Commodore 64 Tape Image File | 3.2 |
| .AFF | AFF Disk Image | 3.2 |
| .WMT | WinMount Virtual Disk File | 3.2 |
| .DISC | Roxio Toast Document | 3.2 |
| .IMD | ImageDisk Disk Image File | 3.2 |
| .IMZ | WinImage Compressed Disk Image | 3.1 |
| .TZX | ZX Spectrum Tape Image File | 3.1 |
| .I00 | DVD Shrink Part 1 File | 3.1 |
| .SMI | Self-Mounting Disk Image | 3.1 |
| .IMAGE | Apple Disk Image | 3.1 |
| .CUE | CDRWIN Cue Sheet | 3.1 |
| .WOZ | Apple II Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .AFD | AFF Disk Image Part File | 3.0 |
| .VDI | Virtuo CD Manager Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .XA | CD-ROM eXtended Architecture Disc Image | 3.0 |
| .BWZ | WinImage Batch Configuration File | 3.0 |
| .GKH | Ensoniq EPS Family Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .PARTIMG | Partimage File | 3.0 |
| .IBADR | IsoBuster Address File | 3.0 |
| .PXI | PlexTools Disc Image | 3.0 |
| .MD1 | Alcohol Disk Image Segment 2 | 3.0 |
| .MD2 | Alcohol Disk Image Segment 2 | 3.0 |
| .P01 | GEAR CD/DVD Disc Image | 3.0 |
| .IXA | Ulead Disc Image format | 3.0 |
| .BWA | BlindWrite Disk Information File | 3.0 |
| .CL5 | Easy CD Creator 5 Saved Project | 3.0 |
| .SPARSEIMAGE | Mac OS X Sparse Image | 3.0 |
| .HDD | Parallels Desktop Hard Disk | 3.0 |
| .VCO | Virtual CD Collection File | 3.0 |
| .PMF | Partition Image File | 3.0 |
| .PQI | PowerQuest Drive Image | 3.0 |
| .HFV | HFS Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .PGD | PGP Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .VCX | Virtual Disc Definition File | 3.0 |
| .IMAGE | Squeak Virtual Image | 3.0 |
| .P2G | Power2Go Project File | 3.0 |
| .GI | Global Image | 2.9 |
| .NKIT | Nintendo Kit Game ROM File | 2.9 |
| .NN | Nero CD File List | 2.9 |
| .RDF | PowerProducer Disc Image | 2.9 |
| .PDI | InstantCopy Disc Image | 2.8 |
| .WII | Scrambled Wii Disc Image | 2.8 |
| .DMS | Amiga Disk Masher Image | 2.8 |
| .EDA | Ensoniq ASR Disk Image | 2.8 |
| .TD0 | Teledisk Archive | 2.8 |
| .IBQ | IsoBuster Managed Image File | 2.8 |
| .GDRIVE | Gizmo Virtual Drive File | 2.7 |
| .WBI | Compact ISO File | 2.7 |
| .FDI | Amiga Formatted Disk Image | 2.7 |
| .DXP | CDBurnerXP Data Compilation File | 2.7 |
| .CD | CD-i OptImage | 2.6 |
| .86F | 86Box Floppy Disk Image | 2.6 |
| .B5T | BlindWrite 5 Disc Track Information File | 2.6 |
| .B6T | BlindWrite 6 Track Information File | 2.6 |
| .SIMG | Synclavier Disk Image File | 2.5 |
| .EDV | Ensoniq VFX-SD Disk Image | 2.5 |
| .ATR | Atari Disk Image | 2.4 |
| .C2D | WinOnCD Disc Image | 2.4 |
| .IBB | ImgBurn Project File | 2.4 |
| .WINCLONE | Winclone Image | 2.4 |
| .VOLARCHIVE | CopyCatX Volume Archive | 2.4 |
| .MINISO | Mini Image Destination File | 2.4 |
| .G41 | Commodore 1541 Disk Image | 2.3 |
| .LNX | Atari Lynx ROM | 2.3 |
| .SOPT | Synclavier Optical Disk Image File | 2.3 |
| .ADF | Archimedes Disk File | 2.3 |
| .SPARSEBUNDLE | Mac OS X Sparse Bundle | 2.3 |
| .NCD | NTI CD-Maker Disc Image | 2.3 |
| .TAO | Track at Once CD/DVD Image | 2.3 |
| .XMD | Extended Media Disc Image | 2.3 |
| .P2I | Power2Go Disc Image | 2.2 |
| .FCD | Virtual CD Format | 2.2 |
| .MIR | Mini-Image Ripper Disc Image | 2.2 |
| .NFI | Dreambox Disc Image | 2.0 |
| .WIL | WinImage Disk Image List | 2.0 |
| .VC6 | Virtual CD 6 CD Image | 2.0 |
| .EDQ | Ensoniq SQ1/SQ2/KS32 Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .PGX | Hopedot VOS Data File | 2.0 |
| .RATDVD | RatDVD Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .VHDPMEM | Hyper-V Virtual Machine Persistent Memory Device | 2.0 |
| .AFM | AFF Metadata File | 2.0 |
| .QED | QEMU Enhanced Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .FD | IBochs Floppy Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .HD | IBochs Virtual Hard Disk | 2.0 |
| .RAW | Fedora Linux Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .D71 | Commodore 64 1571 Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .D81 | Commodore 64 1581 Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .PO | ProDOS Order Apple II Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .DO | DOS 3.3 Order Apple II Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .VC8 | Virtual CD 8 Disc Image | 1.8 |
| .EDS | Ensoniq SQ-80 Disk Image | 1.7 |
| .D88 | Toshiba Pasopia 7 Disk File | 1.7 |
| .XMF | GameJack Disc Image File | 1.7 |
| .DAO | Disk at Once CD/DVD Image | 1.7 |
| .UFS | FreeBSD Unix File System File | 1.5 |
| .K3B | K3b Disk Burning Project File | 1.5 |
| .AA | Generic CD Image | 1.5 |
| .IBDAT | IsoBuster Data File | 1.5 |