How to Decompress, Mount, and Burn UIF Files

If you’ve ever encountered a download that is formatted as a UIF file there are two things you need to be aware of;

1. Ensure you trust the source of this file. At times people maliciously insert viruses and other files that may damage and compromise your PC’s security.

2. In order for you to use these files you have to go through several steps before you can even view the contents.

The how-to below will list step-by-step what it is that you need to do in order to use these files. If you know of any other way or any other programs that may simplify the process, please let it be known. If you have questions or comments feel free to let me know.

 

1. If you do not have MagicISO or MagicDisc please download and install the programs.

You will need these two programs to decompress [MagicISO]the UIF file and then mount it[MagicDisc]. MagicISO is trial software with a 300MB limit, anything below 300MB you don’t need to buy the software, as for MagicDisc it is free.

MagicISO Download - MagicDisc Download


2. Alright assuming you have installed these programs, launch MagicISO.

3. Click on Tools > Decompress UIF Image…

magic iso

4. Browse to the directory where the UIF file resides, then select a directory where you would like to place the decompressed ISO file. Click Decompress.

magic iso

5. Once the decompression process has completed you can now either mount the ISO file onto a virtual drive [MagicDisc] and/or burn it using your favorite program.

For purposes of this tutorial we will only cover the mounting of the ISO file.

Mounting the ISO File

1. Right-click on the MagicDisc icon on your taskbar. Click on Virtual CD/DVD-ROM > "Drive Letter:" No Media > Mount…

magic iso

2. Locate your decompressed ISO file, click Open

magic iso

3. You should now be able to go to your Virtual drive and browse the contents of your CD/DVD.

In case you wanted to burn your ISO, simply follow your CD/DVD burning software instructions on how to burn ISO’s or you can drop me a line and I’ll be happy to help you.

 

Further Reading

So why use UIF files?

UIF files offer the same advantages of creating ISO’s and other CD/DVD images with the addition of providing compression and encryption of your files. UIF’s are ideal for transferring large files over peer2peer networks, encrypting important files, and reducing the size of CD images you create.

MagicISO Site

 

Article posted on 02 2nd, 2008

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8 Responses to “How to Decompress, Mount, and Burn UIF Files”

  1. Jose A. ortiz says:

    What I need is a program to open a UIF file,comments will not open the file for me.
    Send the program here:joseortiz9@verizon.net

  2. @Jose A. Ortiz; There are links to the download on this page. Please let me know if this is what you’re looking for.

  3. H says:

    How to burn it to a cd ?
    Thnx

  4. @H: 2 Questions;

    1. Do you have a burner?
    2. Do you have software to burn the files onto a CD?

    Let me know. Thanks.

  5. Terri says:

    Great help and easy to follow instructions. Thank you so much.

  6. @Terri - I’m glad you found it useful. Thanks for the feedback.

  7. mike says:

    can you open an uif file without burning it to a disk? my netbook has no dvd or cd drive …

  8. @Mike - Yes you can, you should use the link below to read about this application that will allow you to mount UIF files. The steps to mount the files should be the same as for VHD files.

    http://www.gilsmethod.com/how-to-mount-vhd-files-without-virtual-pc

    Let me know if it helps.

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