How Do I Use or Open Bin, Cue, or ISO Files?

Contributor Icon Contributed by davak Date Icon September 19, 2004  
Tag Icon Tagged: Windows

People frequently get confused regarding these file types. Here’s how to use these files.

    *.bin
    *.cue
    *.iso

    These file extensions are commonly used to show that a file is an image of a CD or DVD.

    The most simple way to access these files is to use your CD or DVD Burner to burn them to a disk. Nero is a common program that is used to burn bin/cue files to hard media.

    One really nice thing to do is to treat these files as a virtual CD or DVD without ever burning them. Daemon Tools is one program that is often used to do this. Microsoft now has a free program that does this as well.

    The other place that *.bin files are frequently used are in emulation software. Gaming roms are often stored in compressed files full of bin files. If you have a zip file full of *.bin files, try Mame or some similiar emulator.

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  • Anonymous
    Another tool for extracting files from cd images is cdmage:

    http://cdmage.cjb.net/
  • n
    DONT CLICK LINK. thats a virus.
  • Chris
    DANG, he's been linking that for four years!
  • Okay
  • Lolftwderpface
    Lol, scrub coder... Lrn2encode.
  • lucid artist
    i downloaded the microsoft download , virtualcd. i followed the read me. however how do i use it to use a bin or cue? which do i mount as the disk in the virual drive. need a little help
  • aa
    .cue
  • Anonymous
    is there anything to use with win98
  • Anonymous
    <ul id="quote">
    lucid artist wrote:
    i downloaded the microsoft download , virtualcd. i followed the read me. however how do i use it to use a bin or cue? which do i mount as the disk in the virual drive. need a little help</ul>
  • torchin
    Hey there,

    I highly recomend Daemon Tools - it is by far the easiest to use. It creates an artifical drive letter, and you can open nearly any bin/iso/cue file. It mounts the file image as a drive, and you can explore it at will.

    http://www.daemon-tools.cc/

    I think they have previous windows versions, though I've honestly not checked.
  • Anonymous
    true
  • irrka
    Hi. I downloaded a movie that was in cue bin format. Used Daemon to mount the first CD part which worked fine, but when i went to get the second half i only got the audio but not the video part. anybody knows what to do with that?
    thanks!
  • Anonymous
    <ul id="quote">
    torchin wrote:
    Hey there,

    I highly recomend Daemon Tools - it is by far the easiest to use. It creates an artifical drive letter, and you can open nearly any bin/iso/cue file. It mounts the file image as a drive, and you can explore it at will.

    http://www.daemon-tools.cc/

    I think they have previous windows versions, though I've honestly not checked.</ul>
    Alcohol 120% is also a very easy to use tool.
  • tilted
    so daemon tools will open .bin files?
  • Anonymous
    yes it will
  • Anonymous
    <ul id="quote">
    Anonymous wrote:
    Another tool for extracting files from cd images is cdmage:

    http://cdmage.cjb.net/</ul>
  • Anonymous
    Currently using DaemonTools to open a .cue file (Hustle & Flow the movie) and I mount the image from my desktop using E: drive and nothing happens.... other than 4 folders titled EXT, SEGMENT, MPGEAV, VCD which all have files I can not open or are recognized by my pc 6 .VCD files and 2 .DAT files
  • Anonymous
    These maybe really stupid questions but i'm bout to go loopy tryin to figure it out on my own.....I Have Alcohol 120 and Nero Ultra 6/vision express 3. I can't get nero to burn my bin/cue files. I have used this before with vcd/svcd and it worked well now i am tryin to burn to dvdr. Can i not do this with Alcohol? My nero gives errors that file is not recognized. When i try to burn with nero using avi or mpg it also gives that error. I tried to burn vob file using nero it gives error that it can't read the gog or oggs what ever they are i haven't a clue. Is my system missing codecs or something? Before i forget, on somethings my alcohol seems like it's goin to work but then asks for a blank disc, i make sure one is in and it reconizes there is an empty dvd but still does nothing....I have tried everything i know PLEEEAAASSSSE help. Any suggestions will be greatly appreciated!! :cry: trixi
  • Anonymous
    i downloaded alchohol and it says it will install scsi pass through direct sptd layer on my computer and its not compatible with kernal debuggers, should i be worried, bcuz ive heard it will mess with the kernal and mess things up?
  • Anonymous
    Well damon tools and alcohol 120 are great programs for there respective purposes but in all actuality to simply open an iso file or other such as mentioned in the begining of this post, simply use winrar!!!! :twisted:
  • Anonymous
    I use MagicDisc to mount iso image or create iso image. It is freeware and works great. MagicISO can also do that, It is a good iso creator.
    http://www.magiciso.com/tutorials/miso-magicdis...
  • Anonymous
    <ul id="quote">
    epitek wrote:
    Currently using DaemonTools to open a .cue file (Hustle & Flow the movie) and I mount the image from my desktop using E: drive and nothing happens.... other than 4 folders titled EXT, SEGMENT, MPGEAV, VCD which all have files I can not open or are recognized by my pc 6 .VCD files and 2 .DAT files</ul>

    You can usually open the MPGEAV or VCD in win.media, but if not try winamp
    it should work, but if it doesn't, your comps messed up.
  • Anonymous
    i'm having the same problem,i'm using DaemonTools to open a .cue file for a movie and I mount the image but nothin happen but 4 files with the extensions EXT, SEGMENT, MPGEAV, VCD which i cannot open plz help.
  • Hack_Vista
    You are looking at a video DVD. You just need a program that will played a mounted DVD.
  • Anonymous
  • Anonymous
    I recently downloaded a game - it says that it's an iso file, but I can't open it using MagicIso or PowerIso. I only needed something to extract the files in the image, but I tried to mount it too. I used Daemon Tools and I also tried a small program for windows, but in each case it apears an error message with the title "Disk is not formatted" and it says "WIndows cannot read from this disk. The disk might be corrupted or it could be using a format that is not compatible with Windows". There is also a dll file in the downloaded folder - I guess it's for the installed game, but I replaced it anyway in system32 folder. Still not working. Please help :cry:
  • blue64
    oof, you might have just downloaded a virus, sorry dude. nothing EVER will ask you to replace ANYTHING in your (main drive):/windows/system32 folder cause the only thing in that specific folder that's .dll is all your windows OS (Operating System) drivers which are all very important...unless you want a very expensive brick.
  • Anonymous
    Nah, you could just use Linux, eh.
    Or reinstall Win again.

    (Unless you mess with the BIOS. Hehehehe. That's the way to make your PC a brick)
  • Muggle
    Thank you for this useful informations.
  • harvey
    i use PowerIso to open the files and put them on a virtual drive works great
  • Umaid
    Power ISO player is also best , because it is doesnot require any CD burner and save lot of time. try it and enjoy.
  • nems
    hey i downloaded a game on bitcomet for my pc. and when the download was complete the files are .bin
    how do i play the game..any know?
  • FreeRyde
    Mount it
  • Timos
    http://www.poweriso.com/ works the mounting and manipulation of iso's and others of the sort extremely nicely.
  • BAss...
    Helpful, Thanks
  • biggMan
    ive downloaded a game which was separated in 4cd.. ive mounted all 4 cd in 4 different virtual device using daemon tool.. all ive got in every device was 3file- an image file, CNF file and another weird one, 92file... what the heck should i do with this... plsssss help!!!!
  • Many thanks buddy, i was really stuck with the Game- Audio Surf, it was in Bin/Cue format and until i read this info on your page i wasn't able to open it. but now i have read this is very clear, i just used Power ISO v4.3 (registered) to mount the image to a virtual drive, then it installed no probs.

    Cheers Dude
  • luke
    hi. if u help refer to me as luke so i know ure helping me ;) i just dowloaded spyro the dragon on playstation 1 and i have a bin and cue file. i havent the foggiest what to do with these and have wasted 5 cds trying to get it to work. any ideas any1 plzzzzz :)
  • Dave
    Thanxs for the info. I learned something new.
  • kai123
    i have ibm pentium 3 i downloaded battle realms wich i exrect then there comes flt.bin i not how to open it
  • pwnerer
    DOWNS t3h m-lakx est pwnxach 1337?!?!?!?!?!? (-_-)
  • bob2131243234
    ya well how do i open it??? i just got a torrent game and it has some cue and bin files i need to know how to put it on a disk, do i put the bin and cue files on a disk or just cue??
  • sanbir
    Use Daemon tools..Just google "daemon tools" and download it..then after installing the software ,use it to open the bin files..
    good luck !
  • Brandur
    Or use MagicDisc to mount with, I find it to be way better than Daemon Tools. I also use MagicISO to compress or make ISO files if I get a file that is not made into a picture, or when I am making pictures of my own CD's (God I love having the pictures and virtual drives, I always lose my CD's xD)
  • Minz
    my 2 cents.. download 'undisker'.. i'll do the job.. undisker can use for iso files as well.. i just used for bin file and worked.. gud luck
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  • lickthetip
    Hello folks, first time i have came across these bin files and not sure what to do regarding my burn process. 1. I downloaded game. 2. I unpacked game which gave me the usual ISO file & burn file but also gave me a file named Security_Sectors containing three bin files. I'm now confused on my next move regarding the burn process, can anyone help me?.
  • eckert
    just the info i needed, thanks. used alcohol and it worked perfick.
  • jameshosford
    I have Daemon tools and have used it before for another game which came as an iso file. When i opened that game it wouldn't work, kept saying the CD-rom wasn't there, but as makes sense, the game had a folder in it which was for the No-cd runaround. It was the icon to actually play the game which didn't work in that folder, and a doc instructing me to copy that game icon to the program files, overwriting the gaming icon there.

    I'm sure people know about this as its probably a common technique for playing otherwise CD-only games.

    My problem is that I have another game now which is bin/cue format. I've got it mounted fine, it installed properly as it should and appears as my virtual drive, but it has the same problem, saying "Please insert the correct CD-rom, press OK and restart the application" and I can't find any instructions for how to get around that amongst the rest of the game files.

    I've tried doing the same sort of thing I did with the first game but I'm pretty much just stabbing in the dark. Does anyone know how I am supposed to get around the "Must insert CD' problem and have it work on my hard-drive?
  • jameshosford
    Just to clarify, the first game I had worked fine and I play all the time. I have no problems with mounting or anything, that's fine. It's simply about how once it's all done and I click the game to play it, it won't work and says the CD-rom needs to be in there, even though I've already mounted it in a virtual drive. Doesn't that defeat the point?
  • Needz Help
    Yeah... Can I mount a .bin with this? I have been wondering, please respond back soon. im a little puzzled
  • antish
    Hey use daemon tools its free. You can access any files using this software. Or undisker.

    Bless
  • gurpreethere
    Thanks for the useful information.
  • amjg
    hi! i dl'd a game witch is in 2 folder "DVD1" "DVD2" so i got through the 1st but the DVD2 folders has these "setup-2a.bin, setup-2b.bin and a setup2c.bin" so how do i get through these?? is there a way to do it without using any burning programs?
  • asdatus
    Cod modern warfare 2 ;) proper skidrow ;)
  • marty nation
    Uh, Yeah. and like what is the answer? you still never said how to use them. Or open them. You forgot to answer the question. I know you know how to do it but your answer isn't an answer. You didn't tell me how to. i still don't know and will have to go to a different site
  • shashidharpunna
    Just open the file with winzip or Winrar and it would work perfectly
  • Yeah Nero works for this but the program is relatively heavier than daemon tools and alcohol....
  • Finally , I learned to use the .iso, .bin and. cue files.....Sense of achievement......
  • technowizard
    to open iso and view contents, you can download dolphin emu->open .iso-> right click-> properties. there you can view the contents and extract what you want. Shouldn't necessarily need to be a game to do this although it is more ment for games.
  • I successfully used magic iso to mount the .bin file! Thanks!
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