Files with daa extension are disk images in a proprietary format used by PowerISO similar to ISO format. DAA images can only be accessed with PowerISO, no other programs support them. They can be however converted to common ISO files with the DAA2ISO utility.

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DAA file extension - PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive

What is daa file? How to open daa files?

File type specification:

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

daa file icon: daa filetype icon

File extension daa is most like best known for it use for a CD/DVD disk image format, which supports some advanced features, such as compression, password protection, and splitting to multiple volumes (similar to .RAR and other compression formats).

Direct Access Archive, or daa file, is a proprietary file format for disk image files which supports advanced features such as compression, password protection, and splitting to multiple volumes.

It can be handled directly just like other formats, such as an ISO image and BIN, but is currently only usable by PowerISO software. Popular disk image mounting programs such as Alcohol 120% and DAEMON Tools currently do not support the mounting of DAA images.

Advantages of DAA file format:

  • Can be mounted directly like an ISO or BIN file
  • Allows for compression saving space and making it easier to download
  • Can be password protected
  • Can be split into multiple smaller files


Disadvantages of DAA file format:

  • Can only be mounted with PowerISO (Windows only)
  • As a proprietary format, it cannot be read by any free application (e.g. AcetoneISO uses PowerISO binary-only application to achieve conversion of DAA)

The default software associated to open daa file:

PowerISO icon

PowerISO Computing, Inc. logoPowerISO  Microsoft Windows software

Company or developer:
PowerISO Computing, Inc.

PowerISO is application used to manipulate CD/DVD images. PowerISO can create, emulate, compress, edit, extract and convert disk images. It supports many formats such as ISO, BIN, DAA, NRG, CDI etc.

Related articles:

Convert any disk image file format to ISO

Extracting DAA files

Help how to open:

Use PoweISO to open and work with the *.daa files.

How to convert:

If you want create another image format for your *.daa file , the easiest solution would probably be to extract files from *.daa image file and then use some disk tool to create disk image of format you prefer.

There is also available free tool called DAA2ISO - program for converting the DAA files (Direct Access Archive, used by PowerISO) to ISO, supports multipart files too. On Windows the tool works from both command-line and GUI.

The PowerISO supports other disk image formats such as BIN/CUE, UIF, DMG, MDF/MDS, ASHDISC, BWI/B5I, LCD, IMG, CDI, CIF, P01, PDI, NRG, NCD, PXI, GI, FCD, VCD, C2D, BIF and etc. PowerISO can convert DAA PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive file into one of these disk formats. Also it can burn this disk images formats on CD/DVD medium.

Find conversions from daa file:

daa to bin

daa to dmg

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daa to mdf

daa to nrg

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File identification strings:

HEX code: 44 41 41 00 00 00 00 00
ASCII code: DAA

Related links:

How to open DAA files under LINUX

List of software applications associated to the .daa file extension

Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open daa file, edit daa file, convert daa file, view daa file, play daa file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).

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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting daa files.

Software that open daa file - PowerISO Direct-Access-Archive

Programs supporting the exension daa on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about listed programs for open daa file action.

Microsoft Windows:

Main software associated with daa file by default:
PowerISO small icon PowerISO
Other suggested software:
gBurner small icon gBurner
UltraIso small icon UltraIso

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