How to create and how to mount an image in Alcohol 120%

Alcohol 120% is a program that is perfect for working with images that most users could see with an ISO tag. This application has a good set of tools, and from this article you will learn how to mount an image in Alcohol 120%, how to make and burn it. It is noteworthy that there will be two ways to create: an image of the disk itself and an image from files and folders.

How to create an image of Alcohol 120%

Surprisingly, the image creation function is less popular to use than the mount function, but it is fundamental. It is appropriate to use it in situations where you want to put all the files from the disk onto the computer and transfer them to other users in the future. In any case, you just need to know about creating images if you are going to work in Alcohol 120%.

1. Having launched the program, go to the image creation menu by clicking on the item of the same name in the side panel.
2. In the new window that opens, first of all, indicate the drive of the drive in which the disk is located. You can do this in the drop-down list at the top of the program.
3. Go to the "Reading Options" menu and enter the name of the future image, set its location and select a format (it is recommended to use ISO).
4. After all that has been done, click the "Start" button.

It remains to wait for the end of the process, after which you can close the program.

How to burn an image

So, you created the image, but what if your friend asks to burn it to disk? Everything is very simple, for this, without leaving the program, follow these steps:

1. In the sidebar of the program, select the option "Burn images to disk."
2. In the new window, click on the "Browse" button, and in the file manager window that appears, select the image file that you want to record.
3. Read the information about it and click "Next."
4. Select the drive in which there is a blank disk, specify the recording speed, method and click "Start".

Recording of all image files to the selected disk will begin. Wait for the end and exit the program.

How to create an image from files

Soon we’ll talk about how to mount an image in Alcohol 120%, but first we’ll mention how to create an image from files, because most often users need this:

1. In the main menu, select go to "Image Mastering".
2. In the window that appears, click the "Additional file (s)" or "Add folders" button, in accordance with the type of data you want to add to the image. All this is done through the "Explorer".
3. Having selected all the necessary data, click "Next."
4. At this point, in the "Image Placement" window, select the directory in which it will appear. Also indicate the format in the list of the same name.
5. After completing all this, click "Start."

The image creation process starts. Wait until it ends, after which you can close the program window.

How to mount an image in Alcohol 120%

What should I do if there is an image, but there is no disk on which it can be written to view all the data stored in it? Everything is very simple - it must be mounted. Now we will be given instructions on how to mount the image in Alcohol 120%:

1. Run the program.
2. Open the image folder in Explorer.
3. Having pressed LMB on the file, drag it to the working area of ​​the program window.
4. The file will be added, now on it you need to click RMB and select "Mount on device".
5. Immediately after this, the "Explorer" window should appear with autorun, if, of course, it was in the image.
6. Open the "Explorer", it will contain the mounted drive.

Just like that, you can mount an image on a device without writing it to disk.

Conclusion

Now you know not only how to mount an image in Alcohol 120%, but also how to create it and burn it to disk. This program has some more wonderful functions, but in comparison with the listed ones they are less popular, and their use is much easier, therefore, does not need a detailed manual for use.