IsoBuster is data recovery software that can rescue all sorts of data, files, music, video from bad or otherwise malfunctioning optical media, such as CD, DVD, BD and HD DVD.

This software communicates directly with the drive and does not rely on Windows to provide the files and folders. This way IsoBuster can access data that Windows can't.

IsoBuster also supports a wide range of image file formats, such as: *.DAO, *.TAO, *.ISO, *.BIN, *.IMG, *.CIF, *.FCD, *.NRG, *.GCD, *.P01, *.C2D, .CUE,
*.CD, *.GI and more ... It uses several retry-mechanisms to aid you in getting the data, even if Windows is not able to do so. It is a very useful and easy to use program.

Additional features include Mpg (*.dat) Extraction, Scanning for missing files and folders, CDText support and much more. A good portion of the features are available for free, however certain advanced features such as UDF, HFS, IFO and FAT support are only available in a registered version.

Here are some key features of "IsoBuster":

· Data recovery from CD, DVD, BD and HD 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.
· The use of alternative File-Systems to get to the data, make use of all content.
· 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, SACD, SVCD, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-R, CD-RW, ...
· Supports : DVD-ROM, DVCD, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW DL, ...
· Supports : DVD+VR, DVD+VRW, DVD-VM, DVD-VR, DVD-VRW, ...
· Supports : BD-ROM, BD-R, BD-R DL, BD-RE, BD-RE DL, BD-R SRM, BD-R RRM, BD-R SRM+POW, BD-R SRM-POW, BDAV, BDMV
· Supports : HD DVD-ROM, HD DVD-R, HD DVD-R DL, HD DVD-RW, HD DVD-RW DL, HD DVD-RAM, HD DVD-Video
· 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 (Short File-names Long File-names on mastered CDs)
· Big Endian (Motorola), Little Endian (Intel) (Windows vs. Unix, Mac and other systems' defaults)
· UDF 1.02 (e.g DVDs), UDF 1.5 (e.g. Packet writing on CD-R and CD-RW), UDF 2.01 - UDF 2.60 - FAT 12, FAT 16 and FAT 32 support
· HFS and HFS+, the Apple Mac file system.
· Full Mac properties, Resource Fork and MacBinary extraction support for ISO9660 and Joliet
· Full Mac properties, Resource Fork and MacBinary extraction support for UDF
· Rock Ridge (e.g. for Commodore users, Server use, etc.)
· VIDEO DVD interpretation based on IFO/BUP and VOB files
· Support for the VIDEO +VR standard
· Show and allow to extract the different recordings
· AUDIO DVD interpretation based on IFO/BUP and VOB files.
· Show and allow to extract the Audio recordings/tracks
· Information on and File system properties (must for FS developers)
· Scanning for lost files and folders (UDF, ISO, ...) .
· Find lost data on CD, DVD, BD and HD DVD created discs with drag and drop applications (Direct CD, InCD, DLA, Instant-Write, Drag to disc, ...)
· Find lost pictures created and saved to CD with Mavica or other digital cameras.
· Find lost ISO9660/Joliet sessions
· Find files based on their signature. Ability to change the list of files found based on their signature, add, edit, delete file properties to extract a file where on disc you want.
· Find lost IFO/VOB VIDEO/AUDIO File-Systems
· Find multiple sessions inside a single DVD+RW, DVD-RW, BD-RE or HD DVD-RAM track (e.g. by Nero and Ashampoo on DVD+RW and DVD-RW)
· 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.
· Support for Mount Rainier discs (CD and DVD) in Mount Rainier drives and in none MRW capable drives.
· Automatic detection of Mount Rainier discs and automatic Method 2 and/or 3 remapping if required.
· CD/DVD/BD/HD 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.
· Ability to make special image files (*.IBP / *.IBQ) which can be continued if not complete. This allows you to make an image file of a CD/DVD/BD/HD DVD with many different drives, each drive then completes the image file with parts it can read. So if many drives are able to read different sections of a CD or DVD, then you can use them all to complete one image files which then contains *all* (or most) data.
· Compare Image Files with their checksum, provided via *.MD5 files.
· Single sector extraction. Extraction of CD/DVD/BD and HD 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, *.PXI, *.CCD and *.CUE image files.
· Creation of image files (*.iso, *.bin, *.tao)
· Creation of cuesheet files (*.cue)
· Creation of checksum files (*.MD5) for image files.
· Conversion of image files
· Handles opening of multi-file image files.
· Creation of multi-file image files or disc spanning to specified size
· Many other neat features the OS doesn't offer.
· Comprehensive help file
· Supports an enormous range of image files (see further)
· Automatic Online check to see if there is a newer version available.

Requirements:

· IE 4.0 or higher

Limitations:

· No free upgrades in the unregistered version

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

· The main new feature is the complete integration of Unicode in the GUI, which means that you can run the program on any system in any language, but more importantly that you can inspect any language disc or image file on any system. For instance inspect and extract Arabic filenames on an English system. The combinations are endless.
· Besides this major new feature there are again several new goodies to be checked out, so download and install.

Reasons why this program is marked as ad-supported:

· Offers to download or install software or components (such as browser toolbars) that the program does not require to fully function:
· Ask Toolbar included. However you can uncheck this at installation
· Attempts to change the homepage for web browsers installed on the system
· Attempts to change the default search engine for web browsers installed on the system