I have a bin file and I want to mount it without having to burn it in my mac like my iso-files. How do I do that?
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You can use the bchunk, which should be in MacPorts (alternatives are: bin2iso and isodump), to convert that .bin/.cue pair to .iso, and then mount ISO file. With bchunk, the command (run in console) would be
bchunk image.bin image.cue image.iso
There's also ccd2iso, but I believe it doesn't support .bin files - only .img.
Further, I'll be talking from a Linux perspective, but as long as Mac is a FreeBSD derivative, it may work. You may want to use the console mount command (run man mount to read the manual) together with cdfs or cdemu. These will require lots of manuals reading and console love, and success will depend on what kind of kernel Macs use. Only try this as a last, really-desperate method.
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If you have Toast, add the bin file in Toast and save as image .toast file. Rename .toast extension to .dmg. Double-click to mount on desktop and copy content to hard drive.
Ctrl + click on the .bin
file then select Open With -> Disc Utility.
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cabextract
is a package that provides utilities for using .bin
files. It's available through MacPorts. It allows you to extract files from Microsoft cabinet files.
A similar SuperUser question was asked here: How to open .bin files in Mac?
The answer that worked for me for the particular .bin file I had downloaded was to simply rename it to end with ".iso" and then to mount it via the normal .iso mounting mechanisms available on macOS. In my instance (on macOS Mojave), I right clicked on the newly renamed .iso file and selected Open With -> DiskImageMounter (default)
bchunk
didn't work for me as I understand it's for converting audio files, but I wanted to convert Warcraft2 game image