Last updated on April 25th, at 02:59 pm
CD DVD emulation software also is known as Virtual Clone Drive. This type of software allows users to run CDs or DVDs images directly from a hard disk after mounting the image to a virtual disk drive.
CD DVD emulation software works like having multiple virtual CD/DVD ROM drives on your system.
If you have an image file usually an ISO image file of the CD or DVD, with this emulation software you can run the image files directly from your hard disk without the need to burn them into disks.
CD DVD emulation software comes in handy especially for playing games where you need the game disk in the optical drive to play.
You can make and save an image file of the game and mount it on the virtual drive and play the game.
Which is much faster, since reading data from the hard disk is way faster than reading from the optical drive.
The best part is with this emulation software, you can have any number of virtual disk drives on your PC.
So Why do we need to have Virtual Disk Emulator Software?
REASONS.
1. Run CD/DVD image files from hard disk without burning them to disks.
2. Speeds up access time since hard disks are much faster than optical drives.
3. Explore your important CD/DVDs image files and retrieve them without burning on to a disk.
4. Image files help to prevent CD/DVD from scratches due to frequent use.
5. Keep backup copies on the hard drive, before your CD/DVD gets damaged or stolen.
6. Run disk images on a netbook or a notebook that does not have a built-in disk drive.
7. Run and play your games by mounting the image file without the need to insert the CD or DVD on the drive.
Virtual clone drive is a FREEWARE, one of the best cd DVD emulation software. (in freeware category) Works and behaves just like a physical CD/DVD drive but it exists only virtually.
You can mount Image files on a virtual drive from your hard disk or even from a network drive. Mount the image and use it in the same manner as you might use inserting a normal CD or DVD.
Virtual clone drive is a small software, installation is easy and fast.
After installation when you start the program for the first time, it will ask you as to how many virtual drives you want to create. It can make up to 15 virtual drives (more than enough).
After selecting the number of Virtual you require to click on OK. That’s it.
Next, all you have to do is open “My Computer” and on the explorer window, you will see the Virtual drive icons like any other physical optical drives with its own drive letter.
Whenever you need to mount an Image file right click on the virtual drive icon, and from the context menu click on the “Virtual clone drive” – “Mount” , then just browse and select the image file to mount.
The software will then mount the image file which you can explore, play games CD/DVD image files created and saved earlier.
Virtual Clone drive is completely FREE CD DVD emulation software, without any adware.
You may need administrative rights to install. Right-click on the file and choose “Run as Administrator” to install.
Compatible with Windows 2000/XP/XP64/Vista/Windows 7 32-64/Win 8/ Win 8-64./Windows 10
Download the latest version of Virtual Clone Drive.
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