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Software will usually come compressed in an archive. For more
on that, click File Types on the left.
Other than that,
you are likely to get CD image files.
CD Image Files
(.bin and
.cue)
These are your standard images of a CD, and are used often
these days. They are mainly used for sharing programs and
games. What sets the BIN/CUE file format apart is that it
has a CUE file, which is a "table of contents" that
tells the burning program how the data, or BIN, is laid out.
The BIN file is the actual data. To open them you two options.
You can burn them using Nero
, or Alcohol 120%,
or you can extract the files. A CD image is really just a
compressed version of the CD, and if you have the right tools,
you can open it. You can use CDMage to extract the files and
then burn them, or just access them from your hard drive.
(.iso)
An ISO image file is a duplicate copy of a complete CD-ROM
disk saved in the "ISO-9660 format." You extract
or create them using WinISO or ISOBuster. Use Nero
to burn an iso image.
(.ccd .img
.sub)
All these files go together and are in the CloneCD format.
CloneCD is like most other CD-Burning programs.
(.cdi)
These are Discjuggler
image files. Alcohol
120% is able burn these.
(.nrg)
Another type of
image file created with Nero.
They can be problematic, so try and avoid them.
(.mds .mdf)
These are media
descriptor files created with Alcohol
120%.
Other Files
(.txt .doc)
These are text
files. .txt files can be opened with notepad or your default
text editor. Doc files are opened with Microsoft Word. Be
careful when opening .doc files from unknown sources, they
may contain macro viruses. If it asks you to run a macro when
opened, say no.
(.nfo)
These contain information about the file you just downloaded,
and it's HIGHLY recommended that you read these! They will
usually contain information regarding: the particular release
group, the release date, the encoding method used (xvid, ivx,
vcd, svcd...) and format (ntsc/pal) for movie files; any cracks,
keygens or cd-keys for applications and games; and various
other pieces of important information. They are plain text
files and you can open them with Notepad, or Wordpad.
Tip: Unfortunately
Windows uses this extension for its system info program so
simply double-clicking on the file probably won’t work.
Instead of double clicking the file, right click on it and
choose “Open With.” Choose Notepad (or Wordpad)
and you’ll be able to read the file.
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