New file types are appearing at an alarming rate. Some of them get user approval and register on hard drives over time, while others, on the contrary, are like shooting stars - they flash brightly, but go out very quickly, leaving traces in Wikipedia alone. In particular, it is not surprising that now search engines are often asked the question: “The mdx format. How to open it? ”
Still, how simple it was at the time of DOS! There were executable file types (com, exe and bat), text txt, several graphic formats, and one or two archives. It was with them that the average user could work, and this was quite enough. With the advent of the first versions of Windows, the situation began to change rapidly, and now even experienced users sometimes have to search the network for an answer to the question of how to open an mdx file or similar with an unknown extension. Fortunately, when there is access to the global network, problems usually do not arise.
What kind of format is this - mdx? How to open a file with this extension? Let's start with the story. Shortly before the official launch of the famous Windows XP, Daemon Tools, an emulator of laser CDs, became available on the Web.
Internet speeds grew every day, so it became possible to download relatively large amounts of data. Using special programs, it was possible to make a copy of the CD and put it out for general access. After installing the corresponding emulator program on the computer, it was possible to work with the downloaded copy of the disk (one or two files).
There were many similar programs: Daemon Tools, Paragon CD Emulator, Virtual CD, Virtual Drive, etc. Currently, one of the most popular ones left over from that time is Daemon Tools (DT). It is she who creates the mdx extension in her files. This abbreviation stands for Media Data eXtended. In recent versions of the program, this is the default output file format .
Previously, when creating a copy of a disk, two files were created with the extensions mds and mdf (for example, Game.mds and Game.mdf). The size of the mdf was close to the original disk, but the mds occupied kilobytes. As a result, it was often lost (not downloaded, ignored), which led to difficulties with the subsequent opening of the disk image. To solve this, a single mdx was proposed. Each user of Daemon Tools knew how to open it.
In addition to combining files, this format supports information compression (by analogy with archivers), which in some cases gives a significant reduction in disk image size. Right now, a user who wants to create a copy of a physical CD has three output formats to choose from: classic MDF / MDS, MDX and ISO gaining popularity.
To work with mdx, you will need a new version of the DT emulator program (recommended) or an alternative solution of Alcohol 120%. In some cases, changing the permission to iso by simply renaming it and continuing to work with it in the appropriate programs can help. If you have a plugin connected, you can try to open the mdx image in the Total Commander file manager (Ctrl + PageDown combination on the selected file). But these last features are only half measures, so they can be used only if you do not have access to the full version of the Daemon Tools CD emulator.
Here it is - the "unknown" mdx file format. How to open it? To do this, you need to download the Daemon Tools emulator program (Lite versions are free) with a version number greater than 4.35.6 from the official site and install on your computer the emulator.
At first glance, it might seem that the problem with opening files with the mdx extension applies only to game lovers, but for "serious people" this is irrelevant. This is not true. In fact, many images are distributed in Daemon Tools images on the global network: the famous Photoshop, the Microsoft Office package, 1C and many others. All this suggests that mdx and other formats of emulator programs are in demand, and every user needs to know how to open a particular file.