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What is an *.MDF file?

Answer:

If it is a rather large file, e.g. 650 MB, then it is most likely a CD image. If it is a file of smaller size, see at the end of this article. These MDF image files are created using a CD/DVD CD/DVD image file editor (and CD burner and CD/DVD backup tool) called MagicISO Maker.
MagicISO Maker can directly create, edit, extract, and burn ISO/MDF files. It also can convert almost all CD/DVD image formats to ISO/BIN/CUE, Nero (.NRG), and CloneCD (.CCD/. IMG/. SUB). With MagicISO, you can handle DVD image up to 10GB; make CD image files from CD/DVD-ROM; also can burn ISO files and other CD/DVD image files (BIN, IMG, CIF, NRG, BWI, VCD) to CD-R/RW; support loading boot image file exported by WinISO and UltraISO; burn CD image files in ISO9660, Joliet, and UDF format; edit properties of CD/DVD image files; it has the ability to correct volume serial number after editing original CD/DVD image file; search files or directories with wildcard characters in CD/DVD image file.


You can download it here:

http://www.download.com/3000-2646-10191803.html

Not a CD image file?

If you cannot open your MDF file with Magic Iso Maker, then it may be a database file. dBase used to store their memo fields in a separate file. Regular tables were stored in *.dbf files, memo files were stored in *.mdf files.

SQL Server 2000 creates MDF files as well.


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2005-12-07, 12:43:48
HOT_SEX_MONSTER from United Kingdom  
Here's how to use the .mdf file. Alternatively you can use alcohol 120% to mount the .mdf then use it to copy that drive into an iso!
To burn the .mdf either use a program that burns them to a disc or do the opposite of the above procedure to get and iso. Then burn the iso onto a disc!

Here's what I do....

I use Daemon tools (google for download) to mount the image on the computer and then i run it.

Break it down....

Install Daemon. Run it. Right click on the icon in the system tray (the set of icons in the bottom left of the screen with the time in) then go to virtual cd/dvd-rom then whatever device you want to use then mount image and browse to the file then press ok. Now open up my computer and it will say there is a new cd drive and that it has the disc you just mounted in it.

What did I just do????

You just got Daemon tools to trick your computer into thinking there is another cd drive with the disc in! This is useful if you have a game and have lost the first disc. Normally this would mean you can't play it, but with the mounted disc you can then play it without needing disc 1! Also means you don't need to find the disc when u want to play the game!
2006-07-24, 10:09:32
anonymous from United States  
Look, this is all explained in like the third post here. Alcohol 120% does not technically support MDF files, but if you go to mount the virtual drive and change the type to 'all files' the MDF files will show up and you can mount them anyway. From there, if desired, you can copy the virtual drive to a more common image format or to a physical drive. That's all
2006-11-10, 13:47:50
magickroundabout@aol.com from United States  
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It's simple to convert an pdf file to iso here's how.

Download Daemon tools, then once you have installed it right click it and select Virtual cd/dvd rom, it will then give you three options scroll mouse over the top selction out of 3 and it will open up another option on the right hand side. Select mount drive and locate the mdf file and then click open. Now you have your cd or dvd mdf file on a vitual drive. Now download dvd decryter and open the virtual drive, mine is under F: because my other two dvd rom drives are D: and E:. If you have one dvd rom drive it will probably be E: etc. One you have selected that under source at the top of dvd decrypter it will say destination underneath the title only it will end in .ISO, now simply convert it to ISO. Also make sure no dvd's or cd's are in the drives otherwise this way there is no way on accident that your convert a disk in the drives to iso should you leave a disk in on accident. The label underneath source should also say the name of game title that it is.

After it is converted locate the file which will be the same title as MDF, ie the game name only it will end in ISO Example Bully.MDF after convertion will be Bully.ISO.

Simple. :)

2006-12-17, 19:17:42
Bob the Builder from Canada  
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.MDF is a file format like .ISO
If it's 300MB-700MB then burn it to a CD.
If it's 3GB-9GB then burn it to a DVD.
If it's less than 50MB it's probably a fake file, just delete it.

To burn it to CD or DVD you need a program that can read .MDF files.
MagicISO Version 5.3 build 229 can do this.
Older versions of MagicISO have a bug so you need this version.
This new version 'fixed bug on opening MDS/MDF file'.
2006-12-21, 09:06:28
anonymous from United Kingdom  
what do i need to play mdf files???
2006-12-23, 04:44:13
Neeshu from India  
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Just open .mdf file with winrar or ultra iso and extract the data no need to mount or what ever

u will get ur data
2006-12-26, 08:05:21
anonymous from United States  
Too bad that people are not patient with others and feel that the freedom of speech gives them the right to put people down. Also that the moderators here don't screen the coments.
2006-12-27, 18:25:09
Thank You from United States  
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Thanks to the person ho said that MDF files u can extract whith winRAR
THANK U
THANK U
2006-12-28, 10:17:36
[hidden] from India  
I just can't figure it out....i tried using Neeshu's comment but even that wont work. WinRAR says that the archive is either an unknown format or damaged. And i'm sure it isn't damaged. Do i have to update my winrar? also 2 of the mdf files are larger than 700mb. What do i do with those since they wont fit on a cd...and just why the heck couldn't the damn files be iso in the first place?!?
2007-01-03, 11:42:13
anonymous from Bosnia and Herzegovina  
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Hello, i tried to do something about these .mdf files and i came up with some sort of solution, but then i had to do something and forgot what i did...

So i will explain what i did, and someone who knows about this help please.

First i bought a DVD and it has 44 .rar files, from which some are able to be open with winrar and others are .r30 > .r44.

My main problem is that i can't mount the .mdf files, as it is not possible to get the .mdf files out of the .rar file. It always says that there is some problem and you need to get the next file out first and so it goes on and on and when you get to .r44 you can't extract .r45 because it doesn't exist.

As i already said i came up with a solution that makes .ibq and .ibp files which can be converted to image files, which can be easily used by Alcohol 120%. So plz help!! :)
2007-01-04, 06:16:53
anonymous from United Kingdom  
This forum's jokes, and as for the person who said google .mdf... this is what it comes up with you bellend :P
2007-01-06, 15:18:14
anonymous from United Kingdom  
Will they open with DAEMON tools?
2007-01-06, 19:33:32
anonymous from United Kingdom  
lollerskates! google is the biggest spyware/datamining app on the planet right now. =0
2007-01-10, 08:50:37
anonymous from United States  
Thank.
2007-01-15, 11:22:26
anonymous from United States  
.mdf will open with DAEMON tools provided it has a .mds with it
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