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* [[Disk Imploder]] (Amiga) (.dmp, .dex)
 
* [[Disk Imploder]] (Amiga) (.dmp, .dex)
 
* [[Disk Masher System]] (Amiga) (.dms)
 
* [[Disk Masher System]] (Amiga) (.dms)
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* [[WRP]]
  
 
====Amstrad====
 
====Amstrad====
  
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* [[DSK (CPCEMU)]], used for Amstrad and related disks (typically 3" disks)
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* [[DSK (CPCEMU)]], used for Amstrad and related disks (typically [[3" disk]]s)
  
 
====APF Imagination Machine====
 
====APF Imagination Machine====
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* [[EDD disk image]]
 
* [[EDD disk image]]
 
* [[Nibblized disk image]] (.nib), an Apple II disk image format that works for copy-protected disks
 
* [[Nibblized disk image]] (.nib), an Apple II disk image format that works for copy-protected disks
 +
* SDK - See [[NuFX]].
 
* [[WOZ disk image]]
 
* [[WOZ disk image]]
  
 
====Atari====
 
====Atari====
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+
===== Atari 8-bit =====
 
* [[ATR]] (SIO2PC)
 
* [[ATR]] (SIO2PC)
 
* [[DCM]] (Disk Communicator)
 
* [[DCM]] (Disk Communicator)
 
* [[DI]] (800XL DJ emulator)
 
* [[DI]] (800XL DJ emulator)
 +
* [[PRO]] (APE ProSystem)
 +
* [[SCP]] (Spartados)
 +
* [[XFD]] (Xformer)
 +
===== Atari ST =====
 
* [[DIM]] (F-Copy)
 
* [[DIM]] (F-Copy)
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* [[The JAM Packer]]
 
* [[MSA (Magic Shadow Archiver)]]
 
* [[MSA (Magic Shadow Archiver)]]
−
* [[PRO]] (APE ProSystem)
 
−
* [[SCP]] (Spartados)
 
 
* [[ST disk image]]
 
* [[ST disk image]]
 
* [[STT]] (STEEM)
 
* [[STT]] (STEEM)
 
* [[STX]] (Pasti)
 
* [[STX]] (Pasti)
−
* [[XFD]] (Xformer)
 
  
 
====Commodore 64/128/PET/CBM====
 
====Commodore 64/128/PET/CBM====
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* [[Apple Disk Image]] (MacOS or OS X disk image with header) (.dmg, .smi, .img)
 
* [[Apple Disk Image]] (MacOS or OS X disk image with header) (.dmg, .smi, .img)
 
* [[DART]] (Apple)
 
* [[DART]] (Apple)
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* [[MOOF]]
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* [[Sparse image]] (Apple disk image) (.sparseimage)
  
 
====MSX====
 
====MSX====
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* [[86F]] (86Box)
 
* [[86F]] (86Box)
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* [[ApriDisk]]
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* [[CFI disk image]]
 
* [[CopyQM]]
 
* [[CopyQM]]
 
* [[DDI]] (DiskDupe image file)
 
* [[DDI]] (DiskDupe image file)
 +
* [[Disk Express]] (.dxp)
 +
* [[DSQ (disk image)|DSQ]]
 
* [[FDF Image]] (EZ-DisKlone)
 
* [[FDF Image]] (EZ-DisKlone)
 
* [[FDI]] (Formatted Disk Image)
 
* [[FDI]] (Formatted Disk Image)
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* [[IMD]] (ImageDisk)
 
* [[IMD]] (ImageDisk)
 
* [[IMG (DOSIMG)|IMG]] (HD-Copy disk image)
 
* [[IMG (DOSIMG)|IMG]] (HD-Copy disk image)
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* [[LoadDskF/SaveDskF]] (.dsk)
 
* [[Quick Release Sector Transfer]] (Compaq)
 
* [[Quick Release Sector Transfer]] (Compaq)
 
* [[RIM]] (EZ-DiskCopy PRO)
 
* [[RIM]] (EZ-DiskCopy PRO)
 
* [[TD0]] (TeleDisk)
 
* [[TD0]] (TeleDisk)
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* [[XPACK]] (.xdi)
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* [[XPACK disk image]] (.xdi)
  
 
====Tandy====
 
====Tandy====
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* [[DMK]]
 
* [[DMK]]
 
* [[JV1/JV3]]
 
* [[JV1/JV3]]
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* [[JVC]]
  
 
====ZX Spectrum====
 
====ZX Spectrum====
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====Misc.====
 
====Misc.====
 
* [[Anex86 PC98 floppy image]] (.fdi)
 
* [[Anex86 PC98 floppy image]] (.fdi)
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* [[D88]] (.d88, .1dd, .2dd)
 
* [[DiscFerret floppy image]] (.dfi)
 
* [[DiscFerret floppy image]] (.dfi)
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* [[DSK (Oric)]]
 
* [[Famicom Disk System]] (.fds)
 
* [[Famicom Disk System]] (.fds)
 
* [[LDBS disk image]] (.ldbs)
 
* [[LDBS disk image]] (.ldbs)
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* [[Pasopia disk image]] (.d88)
 
* [[Pasopia disk image]] (.d88)
 
* [[Raw disk image]] (.img) (ie, created with dd)
 
* [[Raw disk image]] (.img) (ie, created with dd)
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* [[Compressed Hunks of Data]] (.chd)
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* [[SD HxC Floppy Image]] (.hfe) [https://hxc2001.com/download/floppy_drive_emulator/SDCard_HxC_Floppy_Emulator_HFE_file_format.pdf 1]
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* [[SuperCard Pro]] (.scp)
 +
* [[Wang Virtual Disk image]] (.wvd)
  
 
===Physical (Hardware) Images===
 
===Physical (Hardware) Images===
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==Optical Disc Image Formats==
 
==Optical Disc Image Formats==
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CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, BluRay, GD-ROM etc.
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CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, BluRay, GD-ROM etc. For the physical formats, see [[Optical Discs]].
  
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* [[BWI]] (BlindWrite Image File)
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* [[BlindWrite Image File]] (.bwi, .bwt, .b5i, .b6i) [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BlindWrite wiki]
 
* [[CDI]] (Disc Juggler)
 
* [[CDI]] (Disc Juggler)
 
* [[CloneCD Control File]] (.ccd, .img, .sub)
 
* [[CloneCD Control File]] (.ccd, .img, .sub)
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* [[CIF Image]] Roxio
 
* [[CIF Image]] Roxio
 
* [[CUE and BIN]]
 
* [[CUE and BIN]]
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* [[CyberLink P2I]]
 
* [[DDP]] (Disc Description Protocol)
 
* [[DDP]] (Disc Description Protocol)
 
* [[DMG]] (Apple)
 
* [[DMG]] (Apple)
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* [[Domesday Duplicator]] (.lds, .ldf, .raw)
 
* [[GI]] (Sonic Global Image File)
 
* [[GI]] (Sonic Global Image File)
 
* [[ISOBuster Managed Image]] (IBP/IBQ)
 
* [[ISOBuster Managed Image]] (IBP/IBQ)
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* [[MDF and MDS]]
 
* [[MDF and MDS]]
 
* [[NRG]] (Nero Burning ROM)
 
* [[NRG]] (Nero Burning ROM)
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* [[NTI CD Image]] (.ncd) [https://archive.org/download/nti-cd-maker-standard-edition-full-version-5.0.11-2001/NTICDM2K.iso/CDM2K%2FManual%2FEnglish%2FManual.pdf 1]
 
* [[TOAST]] (Roxio Toast)
 
* [[TOAST]] (Roxio Toast)
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* [[XDI (Extended Disc Image)]]
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* [[TOC]] (CDRDAO)
  
 
===Optical Disc Project Formats===
 
===Optical Disc Project Formats===
 
Disc Burning Software Project files
 
Disc Burning Software Project files
  
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* [[NRI]] (Nero Burning ROM)
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* [[Nero Burning ROM]]
 +
** [[NRI]] (CD-ROM Compilation)
 +
** [[Nero CoverDesigner]]
 +
** [[NSD]] Super VCD Compilation
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** [[NRV]] Video CD Compilation
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** [[NRE]] CD Extra Compilation
 
* [[CDL]] (Corel CD Creator)
 
* [[CDL]] (Corel CD Creator)
 
* [[Easy CD Creator]] (CL2, CL3, CL4)
 
* [[Easy CD Creator]] (CL2, CL3, CL4)
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* [[DMSD]] (Roxio MyDVD)
 
* [[DMSD]] (Roxio MyDVD)
 
* [[DISC]] (Roxio TOAST)
 
* [[DISC]] (Roxio TOAST)
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* [[DVD Sonic]] (Sonic myDVD .dvd)
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* [[NTI CD-DVD Maker]] (.cmd)
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* [[Adobe Encore]] (.ncor)
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* [[DVD Studio Pro]] (.dspproj)
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* [[iDVD]] (.dvdproj)
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* [[CyberLink Power2Go]]
  
 
==Hard Disk Image Formats==
 
==Hard Disk Image Formats==
  
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* [[Ghost Image]] (.gho, .ghs)
 
* [[HDV (disk image)|HDV]]
 
* [[HDV (disk image)|HDV]]
 
* [[Raw disk image]] (.img)
 
* [[Raw disk image]] (.img)
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* [[TeraByte Image]]
  
 
==Virtual Machine Disks and Virtualization Image Formats==
 
==Virtual Machine Disks and Virtualization Image Formats==
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* [[qcow]] (QEMU)
 
* [[qcow]] (QEMU)
 
* [[VDI]] (Virtual Disk Image) (VirtualBox) (.vdi)
 
* [[VDI]] (Virtual Disk Image) (VirtualBox) (.vdi)
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* [[VFD (Virtual Floppy Disk)]] (Microsoft) (.vfd)
 
* [[VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)]] (Microsoft) (.vhd)
 
* [[VHD (Virtual Hard Disk)]] (Microsoft) (.vhd)
 
* [[VMDK]] (Virtual Machine Disk) (VMWare) (.vmdk)
 
* [[VMDK]] (Virtual Machine Disk) (VMWare) (.vmdk)
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* [[CAS (Atari)|CAS]] (Atari; Digital Cassette Image system)
 
* [[CAS (Atari)|CAS]] (Atari; Digital Cassette Image system)
 
* [[PZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
 
* [[PZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
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* [[SIMH TAP]] (SIMH emulator's tape file format)
 
* [[T64]]
 
* [[T64]]
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* [[TAP (Oric)]]
 
* [[TAP (ZX Spectrum)]]
 
* [[TAP (ZX Spectrum)]]
 
* [[Tap file]] (contains data from Commodore data cassette)
 
* [[Tap file]] (contains data from Commodore data cassette)
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* [[Tape Image Format]] (TIF) (used for seismic data)
 
* [[TZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
 
* [[TZX]] (ZX Spectrum)
 
* [[Unified Emulator Format]] (UEF; also does Acorn disks and ROMs)
 
* [[Unified Emulator Format]] (UEF; also does Acorn disks and ROMs)
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==Tools==
 
==Tools==
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* [[The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy]] can read raw, Expert Witness, and AFF formats
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* [[The Sleuth Kit and Autopsy]] can read raw, [[Expert Witness]], and AFF formats
 
* [http://www.winimage.com/ WinImage] to read, write and create images, also lots of info
 
* [http://www.winimage.com/ WinImage] to read, write and create images, also lots of info
 
* [http://foremost.sourceforge.net/ Foremost: console tool to recover files from disk images]
 
* [http://foremost.sourceforge.net/ Foremost: console tool to recover files from disk images]

Revision as of 05:00, 9 October 2024

File Format
Name Disk Image Formats
Ontology

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Filesystems and other file formats described on this page's parent page describe entities that exist on disks as they would normally be used.

However, there are also file formats that allow a physical disk (or tape or other medium) to be "imaged" into a file, either to be re-copied onto a physical disk later, or else used by an *emulator* of the computer system that would have originally used that sort of media.

These file formats represent a data image of one of the physical floppy disk (etc.) formats. In addition to the raw data from the disk/tape/etc, these formats may contain metadata that the corresponding emulator environment uses to correctly access the data.

Typically, when archiving a physical disk for later use, a physical disk will be imaged into one of these file formats. Sub-pages of this page should contain information on the format itself as well as instructions on how to extract a physical disk into that disk image format, including information about what physical drives are required, what software to use and how and what OS that is run under.

See also ROM and memory images for images of memory, and Floppy disks for the physical floppies. See Archiving for archive and backup formats that are filesystem-based rather than raw-sector-based. See Filesystem for the filesystems. Forensics and Law Enforcement has formats for preserving drive contents with metadata for investigations.

Contents

Floppy Disk Image Formats

Images created directly from floppy disks.

Generic Sector Images

Acorn

Amiga

Amstrad

APF Imagination Machine

  • APD (APF Imagination Machine emulated disk) (.apd)

Apple II series

Atari

Atari 8-bit
  • ATR (SIO2PC)
  • DCM (Disk Communicator)
  • DI (800XL DJ emulator)
  • PRO (APE ProSystem)
  • SCP (Spartados)
  • XFD (Xformer)
Atari ST

Commodore 64/128/PET/CBM

  • C64 Nibbler Format (.nib) (created by mnib)
  • D64 and its variants (D71, D81, all with optional error information) from the C64
  • G64 C64 raw (GCR coded) disk image

Macintosh

MSX

  • PDI (Protected Disk Image)

PC (DOS/Windows)

Tandy

ZX Spectrum

Misc.

Physical (Hardware) Images

  • DRAFT (Software Preservation Society intermediate format)
  • IPF (Software Preservation Society image format)
  • KryoFlux

Optical Disc Image Formats

CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, BluRay, GD-ROM etc. For the physical formats, see Optical Discs.

Optical Disc Project Formats

Disc Burning Software Project files

Hard Disk Image Formats

Virtual Machine Disks and Virtualization Image Formats

Tape Image Formats

Unknown

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Tools

See also Disk Imaging Software & Systems, and Forensics and Law Enforcement.

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