ImgBurn program: how to use

There are a huge number of programs for working with images (ISO, IMG, MDS, etc.), but ImgBurn stands out especially against their background. Some users may not even know about it while continuing to use, for example, UltraISO, but unlike this application, the one presented earlier has a more convenient interface that is easy for even an inexperienced user to use. The article tells how to use ImgBurn 2.5.8.0, so read to the end to find out about all the features of a great program.

Learning to work in the program

Before proceeding to the story of how to use the ImgBurn program, it is worth briefly explaining what opportunities it provides. So, the following functions can be used in this software:

• Burn image to disk.
• Create a disk image.
• Burn files from computer to disk.
• Creating an image from folders.
• Disk Cleanup.

There are enough options to perform all the desired manipulations with the disk and individual images. Well, now let's take a look at each function individually.

Function One: Burn Image to Disc (1600)

The most commonly used function of such programs is to write the image to a CD / DVD-ROM, so we'll start with it. Now it will be described how to use the function of recording an image to a drive in ImgBurn.

1. Launch the app.
2. From the initial screen, select Write image file to disc.
3. In the window that opens, click on the image to write to the disk that you previously downloaded to the computer. To do this, click on the button in the form of a folder with a magnifying glass, which is located in the Source area.
4. In the file manager window that opens, go to the directory with the ISO file and, having previously selected it, click the "Open" button.
5. Now select the drive in which the blank disc for recording is inserted. This is done in the drop-down list located in the Destination area.
6. The basic actions are completed, now you can click the button as an image file and a disk to start recording. You can see the exact location of this button in the image below.

Now you know how to use the function of writing images to disk in ImgBurn, and we move on to the second option of the program.

Feature # 2: Creating a Disk Image (2200)

In the presented program, you can not only record images, but also create them from disk. This is done simply:

1. In the main menu of the application, click on the Create image file from disc button.
2. In the window for selecting creation parameters, you must initially select the disk whose image you need to create. This is done in the drop-down list in the Source area.
3. Next, specify the folder in which the created image will be placed. To do this, click on the button in the form of a folder with a magnifying glass, which is located in the Destination area, and in the "Explorer" window that appears, select the desired directory.
4. After that, you can start creating. To do this, click the appropriate button.

This is how you can create a disk image. By the way, after that it can be written to other discs using the instructions given earlier.

Function No. 3: writing files from a computer to disk (2800)

What to do if you want to burn not an image to a disk, but ordinary files that are on a computer? Fortunately, our program can do this too. This way you can record the game for the Xbox 360 in ImgBurn. How to use this opportunity:

1. With the program open, select Write files / folder to disc.
2. In a new window (in its left part), click on the button in the form of a folder with a magnifying glass, which is located in the Source area.
3. In the file manager window that appears, select the folder with the files that you would like to burn to disk. It should already be inserted into the drive at this stage.
4. In the Destination area, select this drive from the drop-down list.
5. Press the button to start recording.

It remains only to wait for the completion of the recording process, after which you can exit the program.

Fourth Function: Creating an Image from Folders (3400)

If you do not want to write files to disk, but want to put them in an image, then you need to follow another instruction. The following describes how to use ImgBurn to create images from folders.

1. In the main menu of the application, select Create image file from files / folders.
2. In the window for selecting creation options, select the folder or files that you want to put in the image. To do this, click on the button with the image of the folder with the magnifying glass, which is located in the Source sector, and specify the necessary objects in the "Explorer" window.
3. Now you need to select the folder on the computer where the image will be placed after it is created. To do this, click on the button in the form of a folder with a magnifying glass, only now in the Destination area, and in the "Explorer" select this folder.
4. Everything is ready to start recording - use the appropriate button.

This starts the process of placing the selected files or folders in the image. Its duration directly depends on the size of the specified files.

Feature No. 5: Disk Cleanup (6000)

At the end, it is described how to use the disk cleanup option in ImgBurn. But first, it’s worth saying that it is available only if the disk is in RW format. So here is what you need to do:

1. In the main menu, select any option from the above.
2. In the window that opens, click on the button with the image of the disk with an eraser, which is located under the drop-down list in the Destination area.
3. In the new window, select the type of cleaning: Quick - fast, and Full - full.
4. Wait for the process to complete.

Now you know how to use the ImgBurn program, we hope the article was useful.