Home information

How to Mount an ISO Image

This wikiHow teaches you how to use an ISO file without first burning it to a disc by 'mounting' it onto your computer's CD drive. You can mount an ISO on both Windows and Mac computers. Open Start . Click the Windows logo in the...

Table of Contents
Method 1 of 2:

On Windows

  1. Picture 1 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Open Start
    Picture 2 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    . Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen.
  2. Picture 3 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Open File Explorer
    Picture 4 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    . Click the folder icon in the lower-left side of the Start window.
  3. Picture 5 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Find the ISO. Click the folder in which your ISO is stored (e.g., Downloads) on the left side of the File Explorer, then open any additional folders in the main window until you arrive at your ISO file.
  4. Picture 6 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Select the ISO. Click the ISO file to select it.
  5. Picture 7 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Click the Manage tab. You'll find this option in the upper-left side of the window. A toolbar will appear below it.
  6. Picture 8 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Click Mount. It's in the "Manage" section of the toolbar. Doing so will mount your ISO file onto your computer's CD drive.
  7. Picture 9 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Click This PC. This folder is on the left side of the File Explorer, though you may need to scroll up or down on the left-hand column to see it.
  8. Picture 10 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Open your mounted ISO. Double-click your ISO's name below the "Devices and drives" heading in This PC. It will resemble a CD on a drive. Your ISO's contents will open.
Method 2 of 2:

On Mac

  1. Picture 11 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Open Finder. Click the blue, face-like app in your Mac's dock.
  2. Picture 12 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Find the ISO. Click the folder in which your ISO is stored (e.g., Downloads) on the left side of the Finder, then open any additional folders in the main window until you arrive at your ISO file.
  3. Picture 13 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Double-click the ISO. This will immediately mount the ISO to your Mac.
  4. Picture 14 of How to Mount an ISO Image
    Click the ISO's name. In the left-hand column of the Finder, you should see your ISO's name appear below the "Devices" heading; click it here to open the ISO.
    1. You can also double-click the ISO icon that appears on your Mac's desktop after mounting.

You've just finished reading the article "How to Mount an ISO Image" edited by the TipsMake team. You can save how-to-mount-an-iso-image.pdf to your computer here to read later or print it out. We hope this article has provided you with many useful tech tips and tricks. You can search for similar articles on tips and guides. Thank you for reading and for following us regularly.

« PREV : How to Collect Car...
How to Disconnect... : NEXT »
Read more