soBuster lets you explore a CD's File System while by-passing Windows. It is a CD/DVD and (Disk)Image File data recovery tool that can read and extract files, tracks and sessions from CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, DVD, DVCD and others.
It also supports the following image file formats: *.DAO, *.TAO, *.ISO, *.BIN, *.IMG, *.CIF, *.FCD, *.NRG, *.GCD, *.P01, *.C2D, *.CUE, *.CD and *.GI. It uses several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data, even if Windows is not able to do so.
Additional features include Mpg (*.dat) Extraction, support for file system properties, CDText support and much more. The vast majority of the features available are free, however some advanced features like UDF support are only available in a registered version.- IsoBuster is an advanced utility to do data recovery from CD and DVD.
- Better Error handling and several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data anyway.
- The use of alternative ways to get to the data, get the best out of your CD/DVD-ROM drive.
- CDs stay 'readable' after problems (such as Buffer Under-run).
- Read and Extraction of files, CD/DVD images, tracks and sessions from all optical media.
- Supports : CD-i, VCD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-R, CD-RW, ...
- Supports : DVD-ROM, DVCD, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW,...
- Mpg (*.dat) Extraction and dat2mpg 'in one'.
- Enormous File System coverage and ways to use them all (find the best one for your needs).
- ISO9660, Joliet, Romeo
- Big Endian (Motorola), Little Endian (Intel)
- UDF 2.01 but also : UDF 1.02 (e.g DVDs), UDF 1.5 (e.g. Packet writing on CD-R and CD-RW)
- Rock Ridge (e.g. for Commodore users)
- Scanning for lost UDF files and folders.
- Find lost data on CD or DVD created with drag and drop applications (Direct CD, InCD, DLA, Instant-Write, ...)
- Find lost pictures created and saved to CD with Mavica or other digital cameras.
- Auto find extensions based on file content to try and give an appropriate name to an orphaned file.
- Support for Direct CD compressed files.
- Support for blanked DVD+RW media.
- CD/DVD Surface scan to see if there are physical read errors.
- Check if all files and folders are readable without having to extract to HD.
- Single sector extraction. Extraction of CD/DVD parts, fit to your needs.
- Sector Viewer. Check a sector's content in IsoBuster's editor and print or save to HD.
- Compile (and edit, save, print) lists of all files that contain physical read errors.
- Compile lists of all files, including their Logical block address (ideal to find the logical play order for mp3 CDs)
- CD-Text support from CD and *.PXI image files.
- Comprehensive help file
- Supports an enormous range of image files
