Mount Image

[PCDummy]

I have run into the term"Mount Image" in connection with ISO files. I know this is simple but I can't quite find a good explanation. I am just now getting into this. Would someone give me a quick explanation? Thanks

 

[imported_Mills]

It is the process of making a a disc image file readable as a virtual CD/DVD-ROM so you don't have to use writable media to use it.

Many programs offer this feature:

Daemon Tools: http://www.daemon-tools.cc/
Virtual Clone Drive: http://www.slysoft.com/en/virtual-clonedrive.html
Alcohol 52%/120%: http://www.alcohol-soft.com/

Are the most popular I believe.

Mills

 

[Atheus]

In Unix-like operating systems you 'mount' filesystems, such as hard drives, DVDs, or filesystem images like ISOs with the mount command.

$ mount [whatever]

It's just a word for making a bunch of raw data into something you can navigate and use. You can't really do this in the same way with Windows but people still talk about mounting an image to turn it into a 'virtual drive' at Z: (or whatever) which you can navigate as if it were a physical drive.