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ISO to big....

  • 26-09-2012 8:45pm
    #1
    war2k10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭


    i have an iso file but it's to big for a normal CD sooo what do i do???? Can i boot it from usb ? or split it into 2 disc. Help................


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  • #2
    SickBoy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,537 ✭✭✭SickBoy


    Burn it to a DVD R/RW


  • #3
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    war2k10 wrote: »
    i have an iso file but it's to big for a normal CD sooo what do i do???? Can i boot it from usb ? or split it into 2 disc. Help................

    What is the ISO? An operating system or a game? If you need to boot off the disc (i.e: to install an OS) burning to a DVD-/+R/DVD+R DL would be handiest. Some machines support booting from a USB drive (although you must make the USB Key bootable first).
    If you just need to install something just copying the contents to the USB drive should work ok, unless it is copy protected

    Nick

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  • #4
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    SickBoy wrote: »
    Burn it to a DVD R/RW

    InfraRecorder (free and open sauce) will do that for you. (Action > Burn Image > navigate to the CD image (ISO) > select the DVD recorder)


  • #5
    war2k10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭war2k10


    It's a game and the file is 5.7gb :O


  • #6
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    You could try putting the ISO on a USB stick, then mount it as a virtual optical drive with PowerISO etc, but you'd have to format it NTFS, as its > 4GB. This may not be straightforward, might need a third-party tool.

    edit: Or if your drive does them, a dual layer DVDR.


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  • #7
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    war2k10 wrote: »
    It's a game and the file is 5.7gb :O

    A dual layer DVD (8.5GB) is the answer.


  • #8
    areyawell
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭areyawell


    Mount is with something like Power ISO. This makes a virtual drive and will be able to install it then. The virtual disc will appear in my computer. Its your only option or a dual layer dvd.


  • #9
    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    areyawell wrote: »
    Mount is with something like Power ISO.

    Why pay 30 Dollar if you can have it for free? WinCDEmu is open sauce software.


  • #10
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,285 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    Torqay wrote: »
    Why pay 30 Dollar if you can have it for free? WinCDEmu is open sauce software.

    I've been mounting images with PowerISO for ages for free, I think you only need to pay if you want to create an ISO.

    edit:300MB limit for edit/create until you register.


  • #11
    fionny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,367 ✭✭✭fionny


    Daemon tools is also free.


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  • #12
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    VirtualCloneDrive is good, free, not bloated, does the job :)

    Nick

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  • #13
    war2k10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭war2k10


    Torqay wrote: »
    Why pay 30 Dollar if you can have it for free? WinCDEmu is open sauce software.

    I used this one, worked brilliantly thanks :)


  • #14
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    magicdisc


  • #15
    jozi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭jozi


    yoyo wrote: »
    VirtualCloneDrive is good, free, not bloated, does the job :)

    Nick

    I've been using this for year and never any hassle or problems and it's free as well.


  • #16
    the_syco
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,316 ✭✭✭✭the_syco


    fionny wrote: »
    Daemon tools is also free.
    +1 for Daemon Tools.

    As for the DVD size, it's that big to prevent piracy.


  • #17
    rubadubduba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭rubadubduba


    Here is a handy little program for large files and no need to install.
    It splits and combines large files.
    http://www.hjsplit.org/


  • #18
    ED E
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,170 ✭✭✭✭ED E


    rubadubduba wrote: »
    Here is a handy little program for large files and no need to install.
    It splits and combines large files.
    http://www.hjsplit.org/

    The last thing you wanna do with a disk image....


  • #19
    rubadubduba
    Closed Accounts Posts: 152 ✭✭rubadubduba


    why is that it suports iso.

    Edit, just done an iso image file, split and combined with no problems.


  • #20
    yoyo
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 11,017 Mod ✭✭✭✭yoyo


    rubadubduba wrote: »
    why is that it suports iso.

    Edit, just done an iso image file, split and combined with no problems.

    Splitting disc images can sometimes break the file structure of them, I would also advise against doing so.

    Nick

    My Beer Glass collection site 🍺

    My Irish Callcards site



  • #21
    U_Fig
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭U_Fig


    you could just extract it using winrar and run the setup that way..


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