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 | Disk Image File | 4.2 |
| .CSO | Compressed ISO Disk Image | 4.2 |
| .HDI | Hard Disk Image | 4.1 |
| .MDS | Media Descriptor Sidecar File | 4.1 |
| .VMDK | Virtual Machine Disk File | 4.1 |
| .IMG | Disc Image Data File | 4.1 |
| .ROM | Read Only Memory Image | 4.0 |
| .VDI | VirtualBox Virtual Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .MDF | Media Disc Image File | 4.0 |
| .DSK | Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .DVD | CloneCD DVD Information File | 4.0 |
| .DMGPART | Mac OS X Disk Image Part | 4.0 |
| .EX01 | EnCase Evidence Image File | 4.0 |
| .I02 | DVD Shrink Part 3 File | 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 |
| .MACVM | Parallels Virtual Machine (Virtualization Framework Based) | 4.0 |
| .D64 | Commodore 64 1541 Disk Image | 4.0 |
| .VAPORCD | Norum Vapor CD File | 4.0 |
| .D01 | VirtualDrive Disc Image Part 2 File | 4.0 |
| .WLZ | WinImage Compressed Disk Image Set | 4.0 |
| .HD | IBochs Virtual Hard Disk | 4.0 |
| .DCF | Disk Copy Fast Disk Image File | 4.0 |
| .VHD | Virtual PC Virtual Hard Disk | 4.0 |
| .DAA | PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive | 3.9 |
| .XVD | Xbox Virtual Disk | 3.9 |
| .D00 | VirtualDrive Disc Image Part File | 3.9 |
| .SDI | Windows System Deployment Image | 3.9 |
| .MD0 | Alcohol Disk Image Segment 1 | 3.9 |
| .L01 | EnCase Logical Evidence File | 3.9 |
| .QCOW | QEMU Copy On Write Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .LCD | CDSpace Emulated Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .IMA | Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .VFD | Virtual Floppy Disk | 3.9 |
| .WUD | Wii U Disk Image File | 3.9 |
| .VHDX | Windows 8 Virtual Hard Drive File | 3.9 |
| .MDX | Extended Media Descriptor File | 3.9 |
| .QCOW2 | QEMU Copy On Write Version 2 Disk Image | 3.9 |
| .NRG | Nero CD/DVD Image File | 3.9 |
| .AVHD | Hyper-V SnapShot File | 3.9 |
| .IBP | IsoBuster Managed Image Information | 3.8 |
| .BIN | Binary Disc Image | 3.8 |
| .WIM | Windows Imaging Format File | 3.8 |
| .TOAST | Toast Disc Image | 3.8 |
| .XVA | Xen Project Virtual Appliance | 3.8 |
| .UIBAK | UltraISO Backup Disk Image | 3.8 |
| .VMWAREVM | VMware Fusion Virtual Machine | 3.8 |
| .E01 | EnCase Image File | 3.8 |
| .CIF | Easy CD Creator Disk Image | 3.8 |
| .SUB | CloneCD Subchannel File | 3.8 |
| .ISO | PlayStation 2 ROM File | 3.8 |
| .I01 | DVD Shrink Part 2 File | 3.8 |
| .HDS | Parallels Desktop Hard Disk File | 3.8 |
| .BIF | Boot Information File | 3.8 |
| .BWT | BlindWrite 4 Track Information FIle | 3.8 |
| .TIB | Acronis True Image File | 3.7 |
| .DISK | Linux Virtual Hard Disk | 3.7 |
| .CCD | CloneCD Control File | 3.7 |
| .CDM | NTI CD-Maker Image | 3.7 |
| .ECM | ECM Disc Image | 3.7 |
| .ADZ | Compressed Amiga Disk File | 3.7 |
| .DAX | PSP Compressed ISO Disc Image | 3.7 |
| .SDSK | SafeHouse Private Storage Volume | 3.7 |
| .XDI | WinArchiver Extended Disc Image File | 3.7 |
| .EDE | Ensoniq EPS Disk Image | 3.7 |
| .VC4 | Virtual CD Disc Image | 3.6 |
| .ISZ | Zipped ISO Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .IPF | Interchangeable Preservation File | 3.6 |
| .SWM | Split Windows Imaging Format File | 3.6 |
| .IMG | Floppy Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .IBDAT | IsoBuster Data File | 3.6 |
| .CDI | DiscJuggler Disc Image | 3.6 |
| .MLC | MobaLiveCD File | 3.6 |
| .2MG | Apple IIGS Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .VCD | Virtual CD | 3.6 |
| .MRIMG | Macrium Reflect Disk Image | 3.6 |
| .HC | VeraCrypt Container | 3.6 |
| .IMG | Macintosh Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .UIF | Universal Image Format Disc Image | 3.5 |
| .ADF | Amiga Disk File | 3.5 |
| .PVM | Parallels Virtual Machine | 3.5 |
| .BWI | BlindWrite CD/DVD Disc Image | 3.5 |
| .SQFS | Squash FS Bootable File | 3.5 |
| .FLP | Floppy Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .HFV | HFS Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .SCO | TotalRecovery Backup Image | 3.5 |
| .MD1 | GEAR CD Disc Image | 3.5 |
| .EUI | Ensoniq EPS Compacted Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .MFI | HDClone MFI Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .DVDR | DVD/CD-R Master Image | 3.5 |
| .HFS | HFS Disk Image File | 3.5 |
| .CDR | Macintosh DVD/CD Master | 3.5 |
| .X64 | Commodore 64 Disk Image | 3.5 |
| .P01 | Toast CD Image | 3.5 |
| .VCD | FarStone Virtual Drive | 3.5 |
| .OMG | Image File | 3.4 |
| .CDT | CD-Text File | 3.4 |
| .TZX | ZX Spectrum Tape Image File | 3.4 |
| .TC | TrueCrypt Volume | 3.4 |
| .NDIF | Apple New Disk Image Format File | 3.4 |
| .LVI | Lazesoft Backup Disk Image | 3.4 |
| .GBI | gBurner Project File | 3.3 |
| .PMF | Partition Image File | 3.3 |
| .LX01 | EnCase Logical Evidence File | 3.3 |
| .UTM | UTM Virtual Machine | 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 |
| .FDI | Amiga Formatted Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .SMI | Self-Mounting Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .WOZ | Apple II Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .EDK | Ensoniq KT Disk Image | 3.3 |
| .UDF | Universal Disk Format File | 3.2 |
| .T64 | Commodore 64 Tape Image File | 3.2 |
| .XA | CD-ROM eXtended Architecture Disc Image | 3.2 |
| .AFF | AFF Disk Image | 3.2 |
| .IMD | ImageDisk Disk Image File | 3.2 |
| .IMAGE | Apple Disk Image | 3.1 |
| .FDD | Parallels Desktop Floppy Disk Image File | 3.1 |
| .ST | Atari ST Disk Image | 3.1 |
| .000 | Virtual CD Disc Image File | 3.0 |
| .GKH | Ensoniq EPS Family Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .PARTIMG | Partimage File | 3.0 |
| .MD1 | Alcohol Disk Image Segment 2 | 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 |
| .RCL | Easy CD and DVD Creator 6 Project | 3.0 |
| .SPARSEIMAGE | Mac OS X Sparse Image | 3.0 |
| .WMT | WinMount Virtual Disk File | 3.0 |
| .P2G | Power2Go Project File | 3.0 |
| .PGD | PGP Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .VCX | Virtual Disc Definition File | 3.0 |
| .VCO | Virtual CD Collection File | 3.0 |
| .CISO | Compact ISO File | 3.0 |
| .IMAGE | Squeak Virtual Image | 3.0 |
| .INFINITEMACDISK | Infinite Mac Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .PQI | PowerQuest Drive Image | 3.0 |
| .P01 | GEAR CD/DVD Disc Image | 3.0 |
| .PXI | PlexTools Disc Image | 3.0 |
| .VDI | Virtuo CD Manager Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .AFD | AFF Disk Image Part File | 3.0 |
| .QED | QEMU Enhanced Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .NKIT | Nintendo Kit Game ROM File | 3.0 |
| .RAW | Fedora Linux Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .CVBI | Customized Vectras VM Image | 3.0 |
| .GCD | Prassi CD Image | 3.0 |
| .TD0 | Teledisk Archive | 3.0 |
| .BWZ | WinImage Batch Configuration File | 3.0 |
| .IBADR | IsoBuster Address File | 3.0 |
| .86F | 86Box Floppy Disk Image | 3.0 |
| .B6I | BlindWrite 6 Disc Image | 2.9 |
| .WII | Scrambled Wii Disc Image | 2.9 |
| .DISC | Roxio Toast Document | 2.9 |
| .I00 | DVD Shrink Part 1 File | 2.9 |
| .NN | Nero CD File List | 2.9 |
| .CUE | CDRWIN Cue Sheet | 2.9 |
| .FLG | IsoPuzzle Flag File | 2.8 |
| .HDD | Parallels Desktop Hard Disk | 2.8 |
| .DMS | Amiga Disk Masher Image | 2.8 |
| .IBQ | IsoBuster Managed Image | 2.8 |
| .GI | Global Image | 2.8 |
| .MD2 | Alcohol Disk Image Segment 2 | 2.8 |
| .B6T | BlindWrite 6 Track Information File | 2.8 |
| .IBB | ImgBurn Project File | 2.8 |
| .EDA | Ensoniq ASR Disk Image | 2.8 |
| .C2D | WinOnCD Disc Image | 2.8 |
| .BDF | MIDAS BDF Disk Image File | 2.8 |
| .RDF | PowerProducer Disc Image | 2.7 |
| .PDI | InstantCopy Disc Image | 2.7 |
| .DXP | CDBurnerXP Data Compilation File | 2.7 |
| .EDV | Ensoniq VFX-SD Disk Image | 2.7 |
| .GDRIVE | Gizmo Virtual Drive File | 2.7 |
| .IMZ | WinImage Compressed Disk Image | 2.7 |
| .WBI | Compact ISO File | 2.7 |
| .B5T | BlindWrite 5 Disc Track Information File | 2.6 |
| .CD | CD-i OptImage | 2.6 |
| .SIMG | Synclavier Disk Image File | 2.5 |
| .ATR | Atari Disk Image | 2.4 |
| .VOLARCHIVE | CopyCatX Volume Archive | 2.4 |
| .WINCLONE | Winclone Image | 2.4 |
| .SPARSEBUNDLE | Mac OS X Sparse Bundle | 2.3 |
| .ADF | Archimedes Disk File | 2.3 |
| .SOPT | Synclavier Optical Disk Image File | 2.3 |
| .LNX | Atari Lynx ROM | 2.3 |
| .G41 | Commodore 1541 Disk Image | 2.3 |
| .XMD | Extended Media Disc Image | 2.3 |
| .NCD | NTI CD-Maker Disc Image | 2.3 |
| .P2I | Power2Go Disc Image | 2.2 |
| .FCD | Virtual CD Format | 2.2 |
| .MINISO | Mini Image Destination File | 2.2 |
| .D88 | Toshiba Pasopia 7 Disk File | 2.2 |
| .MIR | Mini-Image Ripper Disc Image | 2.2 |
| .RATDVD | RatDVD Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .TAO | Track-At-Once CD or DVD Image | 2.0 |
| .AFM | AFF Metadata File | 2.0 |
| .PGX | Hopedot VOS Data File | 2.0 |
| .FD | IBochs Floppy Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .VHDPMEM | Hyper-V Virtual Machine Persistent Memory Device | 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 |
| .RPKG | Symbian OS Z Drive ROM | 2.0 |
| .EDQ | Ensoniq SQ1/SQ2/KS32 Disk Image | 2.0 |
| .AA | Generic CD Image | 2.0 |
| .NFI | Dreambox Disc Image | 2.0 |
| .WIL | WinImage Disk Image List | 2.0 |
| .DAO | Disk-At-Once CD or DVD Image | 1.9 |
| .VC8 | Virtual CD 8 Disc Image | 1.8 |
| .EDS | Ensoniq SQ-80 Disk Image | 1.7 |
| .XMF | GameJack Disc Image File | 1.7 |
| .VC6 | Virtual CD 6 CD Image | 1.7 |
| .DDI | DiskDupe Disk Image | 1.5 |
| .VBI | Vectras VM Image | 1.5 |
| .UFS | FreeBSD Unix File System File | 1.4 |
| .K3B | K3b Disk Burning Project File | 1.3 |
| .TAP | Oric Tape Image | 1.0 |