PS3 original disc blueprint
File type: Disk image (ISO) binary file
An IRD file is a blueprint of an original PlayStation 3 game disc. It is used with PS3-ISO-Rebuilder when verifying or rebuilding a PS3 game disc dump for emulation.
Found 2 different file type records with the same ird filename suffix.
File type category:
Disk image (ISO) binary file
Date updated: October 7, 2026
The IRD file extension identifies metadata files associated with PlayStation 3 game disc images and rips. An IRD file does not contain the game itself; it describes the structure and contents of the original disc.
An IRD file contains file hashes, or fingerprints, for the disc contents and identifies information about sectors encrypted on the disc. PS3-ISO-Rebuilder uses this information to check a dump against the original disc and to help rebuild a usable PS3 ISO image.
PS3-ISO-Rebuilder is a Microsoft Windows utility. IRD files remain relevant to workflows for preserving, verifying, preparing, and emulating PS3 disc dumps, but they are not general-purpose files and are not intended to be opened as documents.
Use PS3-ISO-Rebuilder or a similar compatible utility on Microsoft Windows to read an IRD file. The utility uses the file together with the corresponding PS3 disc dump or image; an IRD file normally has no useful display in a text editor or standard archive program.
An IRD file is not normally converted to another format. It is a reference file containing disc metadata and verification information, rather than a media file or game image.
PS3-ISO-Rebuilder can use an IRD file to verify or help rebuild a compatible PS3 ISO, but that process does not convert the IRD file itself.
Software apps that import ird files:
Microsoft Windows
File type category:
Temporary file
Date updated: September 4, 2018
Record marked as obsolete and not updated for a long time.
The ird file extension is also associated with Microsoft Money, a personal finance management software, developed by Microsoft Corporation. As of 2010, the product is officially discontinued and no longer supported by Microsoft.
This type of .ird files is used for temporary purposes to store data to speedup loading etc.
Probably cannot be opened directly by the user.
Temporary files are typically not meant for conversion.
Software apps that create ird files:
Microsoft Windows
Software applications that handle other tasks involving ird files:
Microsoft Windows
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