VIDEO: Open MDF file

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This is an MDF file

An MDF file can often be found on the Internet. This is mostly a virtually created image from a CD or DVD.

  • These files are created with the help of burning programs, so they are used in games and films, etc.
  • It can therefore quickly happen, for example, that you receive a CD from your employer with tasks that you are working on but you cannot open the files because it is a burned CD that is still encoded as an MDF file is.

Here's how you can open the MDF file

As already mentioned, the MDF files are mainly used when burning CDs or DVDs. So you need special tools or tools with which you can use the Open files to be able to see them.

  • A program with which the MDF files can be created and also opened is "Alcohol 120%". There is a fee for this program, but it assures you that you can open MDF files. You can also use this program to burn backups to your CDs and DVDs quickly and easily.
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  • However, if you don't want to spend money on such a program, you can also use the freeware. A really good program for burning and opening MDF files is "DemonTools".
  • With this program you also have the option of virtual Drives emulate it from your CD or DVD drive, i.e. functionally reproduce it. You need the help of one of the two programs, Alcohol 120% or DemonTools, to open the files on a virtual drive. The MDF file is one of those files that only one of these programs can open. The standard programs such as Explorer cannot display such files.
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