Mount Image Pro Knowledgebase

Mounting Linux and Macintosh Drives

Mounting Linux or Macintosh drives requires the use of a third party driver.

The example below illustrates how to use Mount Image Pro to mount an HFS+ partition from an Apple Macintosh computer. In this example we are using Mediafour's MacDrive (www.macdrive.com) to recognize and add the drive letter for the HFS+ partition.

For Linux Ext2 partitions you can use the free Ext2fsd driver at www.ext2fsd.com.

Step 1 - View the Image

Use the VIEW command to view the partitions and properties inside the MAC image file (note that the VIEW command does not mount any of the partitions, just views the contents of the image):

In this example we can see that the image appears to contain no partitions. However we know that this is an image of an Apple Laptop so we can mount the 0-partition to allow the MacDrive drive to identify it as a Macintosh HFS+ partition.

Mounting the 0-partition is identical to mounting the image as a single drive.

Step 2 - Mount the "0" partition

Double click or right mouse click on the 0-partition to mount it. Select YES to mount it.

After mounting the 0-partition MacDrive will create a new drive letter with a small apple indicating that the drive has been successfully mounted. In this example the drive letter is E: and the HFS+ volume name is "New Brad". You can now navigate using Windows Explorer to view files.

Mounting Linux partitions is equally as simple, but make sure you mount via the Step 2 the partition you want since Linux can have multiple partitions. You must select the partition with the filesystem you want to examine - usually the largest partition.

Similarly if a filesystem driver exists for Windows (such as ReiserFS - see ReiserDriver) then Mount Image Pro will be able to view the contents under Windows.

When used in conjunction with another tool such as Explorer View (www.explorerview.com) you can view files seamlessly.