IsoBuster is a data recovery software that can rescue all sorts of data, files, music, video from bad or otherwise malfunctioning optical media, such as CD, DVD, BD, and HD DVD.

This software communicates directly with the drive and does not rely on Windows to provide the files and folders. This way, IsoBuster can access data that Windows can't.

IsoBuster also supports a wide range of image file formats, such as: *.DAO, *.TAO, *.ISO, *.BIN, *.IMG, *.CIF, *.FCD, *.NRG, *.GCD, *.P01, *.C2D, .CUE,
*.CD, *.GI, and more ... It uses several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data, even if Windows cannot do so. It is a handy and easy-to-use program.

Additional features include Mpg (*.dat) Extraction, Scanning for missing files and folders, CD-Text support, and much more. A good portion of the features is available for free. However, advanced features such as UDF, HFS, IFO, and FAT support are only available in a registered version.

IsoBuster Features:

Data recovery from CD, DVD, BD, and HD DVD.

Better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data anyway.

The use of alternative ways to get to the data, get the best out of your CD/DVD-ROM drive.

The use of alternative File-Systems to get to the data, make use of all content.

CDs stay 'readable' after problems (such as Buffer Under-run).

Read and Extract files, CD/DVD images, tracks, and sessions from all optical media.

Supports : CD-i, VCD, SACD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-R, CD-RW, ...

Supports DVD-ROM, DVCD, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW DL, ...

Supports DVD+VR, DVD+VRW, DVD-VM, DVD-VR, DVD-VRW, ...

Supports: BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-R SRM, BD-R RRM, BD-R SRM+POW, BD-R SRM-POW, BDAV, BDMV

Supports: HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD-R, HD DVD-R DL, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-RW DL, HD DVD-RAM, HD DVD-Video

Mpg (*.dat) Extraction and dat2mpg 'in one'.

Enormous File System coverage and ways to use them all (find the best one for your needs).

ISO9660, Joliet, Romeo (Short File-names Long File-names on mastered CDs)

Big Endian (Motorola), Little Endian (Intel) (Windows vs. Unix, Mac, and other systems' defaults)

UDF 1.02 (e.g DVDs), UDF 1.5 (e.g. Packet writing on CD-R and CD-RW), UDF 2.01 - UDF 2.60 - FAT 12, FAT 16 and FAT 32 support

HFS and HFS+, the Apple Mac file system.

Full Mac properties, Resource Fork, and MacBinary extraction support for ISO9660 and Joliet

Full Mac properties, Resource Fork, and MacBinary extraction support for UDF

Rock Ridge (e.g., for Commodore users, Server use, etc.)

VIDEO DVD interpretation based on IFO/BUP and VOB files

Support for the VIDEO +VR standard

Show and allow to extract the different recordings

AUDIO DVD interpretation based on IFO/BUP and VOB files.

Show and allow to extract the Audio recordings/tracks

Information on and File system properties (must for FS developers)

Scanning for lost files and folders (UDF, ISO, ...).

Find lost data on CD, DVD, BD, and HD DVD created discs with drag and drop applications (Direct CD, InCD, DLA, Instant-Write, Drag to disc)

and more.

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