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File extension ISO - CD/DVD/HD DVD/Blu-ray disc ISO binary image file

File type specification:

Disk image (ISO) binary file type icon Disk image (ISO) binary file type

Backup file type icon Backup file type

iso file icon: iso file icon

What is ISO file extension:

The ISO file extension is mainly used for binary images of CD, DVD discs. The generic file format for most optical media, including CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, Blu-ray Disc, HD DVD and UMD.
ISO 9660, a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), defines a file system for CD-ROM media. It aims at supporting different computer operating systems such as Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, and systems that follow the Unix specification, so that data may be exchanged.

DVDs may also use the ISO 9660 file system. However, the UDF file system is also commonly used on DVDs.

What is ISO image archive file?

An ISO image is an archive file (a.k.a. disk image) of an optical disc using a conventional ISO (International Organization for Standardization) format that is supported by many software vendors. ISO image is an unattached file format (like RAR and ZIP): it merges a series of files into one single file according to a definite format. ISO image files typically have a file extension of .ISO but Mac OS X ISO images often have the extension .CDR.

The name "ISO" is taken from the ISO 9660 file system used with CD-ROM media. ISO 9660 is a standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), defines a file system for CD-ROM media. It aims at supporting different computer operating systems such as Windows, classic Mac OS, and Unix-like systems, so that data may be exchanged.

Mime: application/x-iso-image

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Help how to open ISO files:

ISO binary image file is disk image file format, that is widely supported by many applications, which are used to manage disk/CD/DVD image files, such as ISOBuster, Free ISO Burner, NERO, MagicISO, PowerISO, Alcohol 120% and etc.

Some compression utilities can open ISO binary image, such as WinRAR or ZipZag.

Microsoft Windows 7 operating system has support for ISO disk image format and can burn ISO disk image file to CD/DVD medium.

How to convert file with extension ISO:

Applications, that can open ISO binary image file, have a support of another disk image formats, such as NRG, DAA, BIN, BWI, ISZ, MDF etc... and can convert ISO binary image file in to them.

Some compression utilities can open ISO image file. You can extract the ISO image file and extracted files compress in to another archive file format.

List of software associated to the .iso file extension

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: like open iso file, edit iso file, convert iso file, view iso file, play iso file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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  • Open iso file
  • Save iso file
  • Edit iso file
  • View iso file
  • Convert iso file
  • Create iso file
  • Burn iso file
  • Extract iso file
  • Recover iso file
  • Backup iso file
  • Others iso file

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