Someone reviewed v on Jul 5, 2022

Pros: 555

Cons: 555

Bottom Line: 555

Enlightenment reviewed v5.4.7.0 on Oct 2, 2013

Works great!

Aegis69 reviewed v5.4.7.0 on Sep 27, 2013

Don't bother with this corporate crapware.

http://wincdemu.sysprogs.org/

TC17 reviewed v5.4.4.3 Beta on Jan 20, 2011

Doesn't seem to work. Even using it on iso images created by its own AnyDVD.

MHJ reviewed v5.4.4.3 Beta on Jan 18, 2011

Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.4.3: 2011 1 15
- New: Improved DVD/HD-DVD/BD emulation
- New: Added help menu to notification icon
- New: Notification icon can be changed by the user
- New: Support for harddisks with very large physical sectors (> 2048 bytes)
- Some minor changes and improvements
- Updated languages

unfortunatly, you can not mount audio-cd's, that's why i stick to MagicDisc

jetz reviewed v5.4.4.3 Beta on Jan 17, 2011

This is thee best! Oh, and it is free!
Don't pay for those other scam virtual drives.

Raysy reviewed v5.4.4.0 on Jan 16, 2011

Ideally for me. Free, small, stable, easy to use, itegrates in the windows explorer, up to 15 virtual drives, supports folling filetypes:
ISO
CCD
DVD
IMG
UDF

chinch reviewed v5.4.4.0 on Dec 28, 2009

great program... i choose it over some of the more fully-featured programs like daemon tools because i rarely ever use some of the alternative image formats like nero or alcohol images... and if i have one that i need to mount, i just convert it with ultraiso. other than that, i like it because it's lightweight, free, and simply does what it's intended to do.

my only complaint is the incredible delay between updates. i mean... look at the changelist for this version (12-2009)... we have waited over six months for "added version info" (isn't this standard practice?) and "updated languages" (none of which i'll ever use). i can't complain too much since it's free, but there's pretty much no progression of development or adding of new features/improvements -- and if they do, they're so insignificant that they're borderline pointless. after 6+ months since the last version i'd hope to see "added extra image format support" or "added these 10 new features". yeah right! i'm going to make a program... then release a new version a year later; and here's gonna be my changelog -> "updated version number from 0.1 to 0.2".

just kidding. i love virtual clonedrive, nevertheless. thank you slysoft for this free tool.

YoungOldies reviewed v5.4.3.5 Beta on Sep 18, 2009

Doesn't support jack s!it, no MDF MDS support, nothing.
Oh Yeah ! It supports opening ISO files, yoohooo! Even your WinRAR
can do that.

Just like all the other crapware from Slysoft, there are MUCH better alternative,
for free, and with respectful support instead of a******s.

Vimes reviewed v5.4.3.5 Beta on Aug 18, 2009

Works exceptionally well with the image types it supports. It is light in its demands an has some nice features which makes its use a pleasure.

chinch reviewed v5.4.3.5 Beta on Aug 14, 2009

yeah, great program.. compact, free, just works.

i switched over to this program when daemon tools started becoming bloated and putting in all that ad crap and trying to trick you into installing their stupid toolbar and set this or that as your home page... i don't want that crap... just install the program i downloaded! plus having to reboot every time the SPTD layer or whatever was updated... (i vaguely remember sometimes having to reboot twice, but i could be wrong)

only small cons about Virtual CloneDrive are that it doesn't support as many filetypes as some of the 'other' virtual drives, but does support the main ones (iso, bin, ccd, etc). the other con i can find is that there really is not much that is configurable other than the amount of drives (up to 15 it looks like), whether or not the icon shows in the tray, save recent list or not, and if you want the virtual drive icon/label to show up differently (to differentiate between virtual/real drives).

but i've never had a single problem out of this program and i've been using it for quite a while. glad to see they added 64 bit support, running it now in win7 x64 and not having any problems at all.

will never go back to daemon, as i never mount video games or have the need for copy protection defeating features, etc. if you need those, then maybe something else is for you, but if you want a program that will take care of mounting your common types of images without a hitch.. this is what you want. don't think it even requires a reboot after you install it!

anomoly reviewed v5.4.3.4 Beta on Jul 17, 2009

Magic Disc is excellent as well, up to 15 vdrives.
Works in x64 versions of vista and win7 too.
http://www.magiciso.com/...-magicdisc-overview.htm

rotjong reviewed v5.4.3.2 on Jun 1, 2009

This was always a great virtual drive but it has gotten even better with context menus and the simple systray icon access even though I make use of neither.

Virtual CloneDrive shouldn't be confused with some of the other programs out there. It's purpose is for mounting images of discs but it focuses on CDs, DVDs, HD-DVDs, and BluRays. There is no emulation for games or anything like that. Virtual CloneDrive also doesn't make use of SPTD as does Daemon Tools & Alcohol which can be problematic.

Virtual CloneDrive simply does exactly as the product description says.

niknetpc reviewed v5.4.3.0 Beta on May 26, 2009

Best emulator ever seen, install in seconds,no need to reboot, fast and free, much better than Alcohol and others. Working correct with any CD image.

lang999 reviewed v5.4.3.0 Beta on May 24, 2009

Good program.

BUT Daemon-tools is supported BY windows 7 since long time.
Check their homepage.

johngalt reviewed v5.4.2.8 Beta on Apr 10, 2009

@johnk119

DaemonTools does not load into Windows 7 in any way b/c of the SPTD drivers that it makes use of.

Although I agree with you about DT having the same and more functions, VCD is the only solution I can use on Win7 for the moment.

In addition, DT free versions come bundled with a search program that is at best, a nuisance, and although you can disable installation of said addon, it comes enabled by default.

VCD includes no addons and is 100% free - thus, for all the reasons noted above this software deserves a much better rating than you are giving it,

johnk119 reviewed v5.4.2.8 Beta on Apr 8, 2009

Daemon tools performs the same function and is compatible with more formats.

allthebestnamesgone reviewed v5.4.2.8 Beta on Apr 8, 2009

one of the best and most stable of its kind, worth checking out.

Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.2.8: 2009 04 08
- New: Added HD-DVD emulation (Windows 2000/XP/Vista)
- New: Added option to purge history of recently mounted images
- New: Added /p command switch to VCDMount.exe to purge history
- Fix: Mounting failed, if .dvd or .ccd file names contained unicode characters
- Some minor changes and improvements

TGB72 reviewed v5.4.2.3 Beta on Feb 24, 2009

Great app, pity that doesn't support MDS image.

R3TR0 reviewed v5.4.2.3 Beta on Jan 31, 2009

It works fine but i want to know what Buffered I/O mean?

Please anyone tell me what idoes it mean? Am I need it?

BruddaMan reviewed v5.4.2.3 Beta on Jan 30, 2009

good program. it works good and is free thanks slysoftware

R3TR0 reviewed v5.4.2.2 Beta on Jan 28, 2009

I am using Win 7 beta

I installed the last released VCD and it looks easy and nice. But I dont know buffered I/O nean??
What does Buffered I/O mean?? I dont understand what is it? Am I need it?

In this release only the history is ticked. Am i need Buffered I/O??

BruddaMan reviewed v5.4.2.2 Beta on Jan 27, 2009

this works good for what it does and free is good for college people. need to save money to buy a more hardrive space for this because the images take up room on my boot drive. more than I have right now. good program

allthebestnamesgone reviewed v5.4.2.2 Beta on Jan 27, 2009

Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.2.2: 2009 01 26
- New: Added option to keep history of last mounted files
- New: Added support for unicode filenames (Windows 2000/XP/Vista)
- New: Added support for UTF8 image names in .dvd files (Windows 2000/XP/Vista)
- New: Sets media type (DVD, BDR) by parsing the image, if no .dvd
file is used or the .dvd file doesn't contain a media type
- New: Added /b command switch to VCDMount.exe to browse for image
- New: Added /h command switch to VCDMount.exe to clear history
- New: Added support for Windows 7 (beta)
- New: Added daemon.exe tool so 3rd party applications written for
Daemon Tools can be used
- Fix (Windows 2000/XP/Vista): Some reliability fixes
- Fix: VCDPrefs could hang when clicking "OK"
- Updated languages
- Some minor changes and improvements

DaMiEn™ reviewed v5.4.2.1 Beta on Jan 17, 2009

Very simple and easy to use as mentioned before. However, more formats should be supported in later versions.

rzr42 reviewed v5.4.1.2 Beta on Nov 11, 2008

This is the best. Much easier and "just work" compared to Daemon Tools. You don't have to restart the computer after install. Thats good.

janset reviewed v5.4.1.2 Beta on Nov 10, 2008

Are there any negative things to this when compared to the malware Daemon Tools ?

Stingray57 reviewed v5.4.1.2 Beta on Nov 10, 2008

This thing rocks. Hands down easy to use and works as advertised. These are the types of things that should be built in to Windows.

Thanks to the author!

toxic333 reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 20, 2008

Excellent program. Much better than Daemons Tools and does not require a restart upon installation.

Adrian79 reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 20, 2008

best!

joeshmoe7 reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 20, 2008

Works great. Simple, effective, and free.

wiak reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 18, 2008

Great VirtualDrive
Easy Install
Realy simple, just double click on the dvd/cd image file and it will automaticly mount it, Works with BD backup .isos you create from you blu-ray discs,
Plays BD better than from harddrive with TotalMedia Theatre and PowerDVD
Finaly support for Vista/XP 64-bit to!
Best of all no freaking stealware/adware/spyware!

Metshrine reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 18, 2008

The best in its class. Daemon tools might support some advanced features, but if all you need is to mount a file, this will do just that with none of the ad-ware.

5/5

By the way, don't respond to philosopher:

http://www.google.com/se...al&client=firefox-a

This is spammed all over the net.

rotjong reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 18, 2008

I'd hardly consider the program worth a 1 rating. You are entitled to your opinion, of course, but I just find that one a bit extreme. It supports about 8 formats and doesn't mess with the proprietary ones.

The program does exactly what it says and works beautifully under Vista x64.

philosopher_dog reviewed v5.4.1.1 on Oct 17, 2008

Interesting program with potential. But it has limited support iso's. MagicDisk is much better in my view http://www.magiciso.com/...-magicdisc-overview.htm . Also, if you're running xp MS has a free and very lightweight virtual drive; I'm sure it's as good as slysoft's piece. Check out http://www.informit.com/...x?p=406936&seqNum=2 for more info.

cricri_pingouin reviewed v5.4.1.0 Beta on Oct 15, 2008

Much simpler and to the point than DAEMON Tools, light, and works great. My recommendation for a virtual drive.

Metshrine reviewed v5.4.1.0 Beta on Oct 15, 2008

This is a great combo to my home theater for discs I have ripped using my ripper of choice. It is also conforms well to AnyDVD (Given it's made by the same company). A great addition to my Home Theater PC. 5/5

Nighted reviewed v5.4.1.0 Beta on Oct 14, 2008

Virtual CloneDrive 5.4.1.0: 2008-10-13
- New: Added emulation of BD, BDR and BDRE media
- New: Maximum number of units increased to 15
- New: Improved history of last mounted image files
- New: Added option to clear history of last mounted image files
- Some minor changes and improvements

tp reviewed v5.4.1.0 Beta on Oct 14, 2008

yay finally something so DT can be dumped.

rotjong reviewed v5.4.1.0 Beta on Oct 14, 2008

This virtual drive software is great. It's amazingly simple in appearance and usage. What makes it special is how well works with AnyDVD [HD], PowerDVD, WinDVD, and TotalMedia Theatre in playing mounted SD DVD, HD-DVD, and BluRay images. It also doesn't cause read speed problems with HD-DVD/BluRay drives like the Secure Duplex SPTD driver which is used by Daemon Tools and Alcohol.

EarlyMorningHours reviewed v5.4.1.0 Beta on Oct 14, 2008

When I saw this version come out today, something came over me where I had decided that I just about had enough of DT. So I uninstalled that and gave this a try. So far it seems to work just fine while being much less in your face about things. It's a keeper.