Virtual Clonedrive Free Lite Edition

Posted: October 17, 2008 Under: Operating Systems By: Ooi TS.

Virtual CloneDrive works and behaves just like a physical CDDVD drive.

The image files CloneCD can be mounted onto a virtual drive from the hard disk or from a network drive and use the same manner as inserting them into a normal CDDV drive.

It supports multiple types of file images such as ISO, BIN, CCD and etc.

Additionally, it also supports up to maximum of eight virtual DVD drives.

The image will now function in the same way as a normal optical disc, but without the physical disc part.

An ISO file, often referred to as an ISO image, is an exact copy of all the data stored on an optical disc (e.g.

CD, DVD, etc.) that can be used in lieu of a physical disc using the proper software.

The single files are incredibly handy when it comes to distributing large programs digitally and are great alternative if you dont want constantly load and unload your favorite disc.

The box itself does nothing other than house all the bricks inside, or in this case the copied data.

However, the file becomes something totally different if you have a way to open, assemble, and use the contents inside.

Luckily, there are plenty of premium and no-cost methods for getting it done.

Time to ditch those old discs of yours in favor of something a little more portable and convenient.

Virtual Clonedrive Free Lite Edition

There are four different editions of the software Lite, Pro Standard, Pro Advanced and Net but the free Lite edition will suffice for mounting an ISO image.

The software is available for both Windows and Mac, but be wary while installing the software to avoid any unwanted toolbars, widgets, and other miscellaneous malware that may come bundled with the program.

The Lite edition will allow you to emulate up to four virtual drives at any given moment, while the premium packages will offer you even more.

Then browse or search your computer for the appropriate ISO file, select it, and click the Open button in the bottom-right hand corner.

Not only can the utility erase, format, repair, and partition hard drives, its a wonderful tool for mounting ISO images without any additional software.

You can access the application by going to your Macs main application folder, selecting Utilities, and clicking the icon featuring a hard drive and stethoscope.

Then browse or search your computer for the appropriate ISO file, select it and click the Open button in the bottom-right hand corner.

The third-party software allows you mount many common files types, including.ISO and.BIN files, in a virtual drive that essentially functions in the same way as your computers empty DVD or CD-ROM drive.

Like Daemon Tools, remain alert during the installation process to avoid installing any unwanted files that come bundled with the program.

You may have to restart your computer for the changes to take effect.

Afterward, you will see an individual BD-ROM drive on your computer corresponding to the number of drives you selected to use.

Double-click the file and it will automatically mount in the first available virtual drive on your computer.

If you want to mount the ISO image in a different drive, right-click the desired virtual drive, click the Virtual Clone Drive option, and select Mount from the pop-up menu.

Virtual Clonedrive Portable