Convert MDF to MDS

Input file

MDF

Full Name: Alcohol 120% Disc Image File Format
Developer: Alcohol Software

Output file

MDS

Full Name: Alcohol 120% Image File (media Descriptor File) Format
Developer: N/A

What is MDF file?

The .MDF file extension is associated with disk images of CDs and DVDs. It is mainly used by Alcohol 120% to store exact copies of optical discs, including video DVDs and game CDs, which generally have multiple files stored in a certain layout. MDF files replicate this layout in their entirety. An MDF file is created by mounting an original disk onto a computer's virtual drive with Alcohol 120%. [ ⏩ ] MDF file extension

What is MDS file?

MDS (.MDS) files are media descriptor files that are primarily associated with DAEMON Tools and work in conjunction with other files, such as .MDF, to create a virtual file system that can be used for file and data storage purposes. Such files contain the configuration information necessary for DAEMON Tools to properly mount the associated media descriptor file. [ ⏩ ] MDS file extension

Software, that you can use to convert

MDF to MDS converters

How to convert the file from MDF to MDS?

To successfully convert the MDF file to MDS, you should install one of the applications from the list. After installing the software, open the program and select the file you want to convert (file-name.MDF). The next step is to select the target format from the list, in this case MDS (usually converters allow you to convert to several different formats, so check out their features - maybe one of the available formats will suit you more than MDS).

What is a file conversion?

A data conversion is normally an automated process to some extent. The effect of the operation of one program is automatically the input product of another application. If that does not happen we need to help the process a little bit and convert the file on our own, e.g. MDF to MDS. To obtain a matched structure of the data, it is necessary to use an appropriate converter.

Program for converting MDF files to MDS files is a kind of a "binary code translator" compensating for the differences in the code or translating it in such a way so that another application could use it. For us, as users, the visible change will be only another file extension. (After converting the file, it will be the extension MDS, while before this step we had the MDF file). For the programs, the difference is on a much higher level – either the application will be able to open a new MDS file, or not.