MagicDisc is a free software designed for creating and managing virtual CD drives and CD/DVD discs. It allows you to use almost all CD/DVD image without burning them onto CD or DVD. You can run programs, play games, or listen to music from your virtual CD-ROM. Its ability to create ISO also provides a good way for yo to back up your data in the ISO format and store in different computers.

Other than ISO, MagicDisc also supported the following image extensions: BIN (CDRWin), IMA/IMG (Generic disk images), CIF (Easy CD Creator), NRG (Nero Burning ROM), IMG/CCD (CloneCD), MDF/MDS (Fantom CD), VCD    (Farstone Virtual Drive), VaporCD (Noum Vapor CDROM) and many more other formats.

Installation

Download the MagicDisc here.

Double click the installer to install it. At the time of installation, it will show an error prompt about the device driver. Choose the second option. Choosing the first option will create several problems during your work session later on.

Mounting of image files

To mount an image file, right click on the magic disc icon at system tray and click on the “Mount” option.

Browse to the location of the image file that you want to mount and click “Open”. You should be able to see the content in the image file from Windows Explorer now.

To unmount, simply right click on the MagicDisc icon in the system tray and click “Unmount”.

Creating CD/DVD Image

Here’s the procedure to create an ISO file from a CD/DVD.

Insert the CD/DVD in the physical CD-ROM.

Right click the MagicDisc icon in the system tray and click “Make CD/DVD Image”.

Navigate to the location where you want to save the output file.

MagicDisc will proceed to create an ISO file from the CD/DVD.

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In your Mac, go to Applications -> Utilities -> Disk Utility.

Click on the New Image button.

Enter the information in the window.

In the Volume Size field, you can choose the size of the container that you want to create. There are several preset options, including various CD and DVD sizes. You can pick one from the dropdown list or define your own size with the Custom option.

Under the Encryption, select 128-bit AES encryption. There is also an option to choose 256-bit encryption, but that will slow down the whole process.

In the Image Format field, select read/write disk image.

Here is what you see after configuring:

Click Create to generate the disk image. It will prompt you for your password. Enter your password, make sure that it is a strong one.

Also, remember to uncheck the box “Remember password in my keychain“, else it will defy the purpose of encrypting your data.

Once the disk image is ready, you will be able to find it mounted on your desktop ready to be used. Open up the disk image in your Finder and drag (or copy and paste) your sensitive files into it. When you are done, simply unmount it. Anyone who wants to open the disk image to view the files within will have to enter the password that you have set.

That’s it. You have successfully created an encrypted disk image to contain all your confidential files. With this encrypted disk image, you can store it in a corner of your hard disk, bring it around in your flash drive or burn the disk images to your CD/DVD.