# Bin/Cue files to ISO **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [March 24, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646 "2010-03-24T18:07:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/1 "2010-03-24T18:07:19Z")
I am trying to convert the bin and cue files for a archaic video game into an ISO file. (I have an original copy of the game but its a little scratched so I was trying t get a digital backup, so its legal.) Anyway I can’t seem to find a program that will pick up the cue file with the bin file, they just load the bin file only. I need to find one that will use the information in the cue file to burn the bin to ISO correctly. Am I doing this wrong or am I missing something here? ---
**Author:** ![stpauler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9d8465/32.png) [@stpauler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stpauler)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/2 "2010-03-24T18:13:32Z")
One question, why are you converting? Nero will burn bin/cue files directly to a disc and isn’t the disc what you need? Otherwise, Daemon tools will mount a virtual drive so you could run it from there. ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/3 "2010-03-24T18:25:10Z")
I need it to be ISO and I can run the file from a hard drive and an emulator without burning the actual CD. The system I am doing this for is a Sega CD and the hardware is really flaky but the games are good. Can you get Nero for free or is it something that I have to spend money on? I was hoping that there is a free downloadable program somewhere that can do this. I don’t mind burning them to a CD if I have to, but the ISO would be very preferable. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 6:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/4 "2010-03-24T18:50:41Z")
[Daemon tools](http://www.daemon-tools.cc/eng/home) is probably your best bet, then. It actually will emulate having a CD in Windows itself. If your emulator will access real drives, you could use that, or you can get any freeware CD burning program that can also make ISOs, or any other program with that feature. Tell it to rip the virtual CD from Daemon tools, and you’re set. I’ll look around and see if there is any program that does explicitly what you want, but I know that combination above will work. ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/5 "2010-03-24T19:31:35Z")
But with Daemon tools I still have to have the ISO, and I can’t get the ISO without something that will actually use the CUE files to properly dump the bin… I appreciate the help though and the Daemon tools program looks pretty neat. ---
**Author:** ![canadiankorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@canadiankorean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canadiankorean)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/6 "2010-03-24T19:37:28Z")
Shouldn’t the iso program convert the bin without the cue file properly? I’m pretty sure WinISO can do it without using the cue file. ---
**Author:** ![canadiankorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@canadiankorean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canadiankorean)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/7 "2010-03-24T19:53:39Z")
[http://www.weethet.nl/english/cdrw\_bintoiso.php](http://www.weethet.nl/english/cdrw_bintoiso.php) ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/8 "2010-03-24T20:12:06Z")
> [@canadiankorean](#): > > [WeetHet - CDRW - How to convert a BIN file to an ISO file](http://www.weethet.nl/english/cdrw_bintoiso.php) I was just about to post this link. This page if full of nifty litte tools that will save your butt 99% of the time 🙂 Bookmark it. [Download page from Weethet](http://www.weethet.nl/english/download.php) halfway down the page you see bin2ISO ---
**Author:** ![Translucent\_Daydream](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/translucent_daydream/32/16170_2.png) [@Translucent\_Daydream](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Translucent_Daydream)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/9 "2010-03-24T20:23:24Z")
I tried it the way you guys were showing but none of the CD audio moved, and I think thats what the CUE file was supposed to mitigate. The game plays but without the audio that was laid as tracks. So its consensus that I have to use Nero to actually get it to process the cue file? ---
**Author:** ![canadiankorean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@canadiankorean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/canadiankorean)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/10 "2010-03-24T20:30:26Z")
> [@Translucent\_Daydream](#): > > I tried it the way you guys were showing but none of the CD audio moved, and I think thats what the CUE file was supposed to mitigate. The game plays but without the audio that was laid as tracks. So its consensus that I have to use Nero to actually get it to process the cue file? Maybe it’s the program that can’t read it? You can download Nero 15day free trial. > **[Nero Software](https://www.nero.com/enu/)** > > Nero Platinum - The complete solution for your digital projects. Over 20 included programs turn your PC into a powerful multimedia centre. Whether it's backup, video editing, burning, PC tuning or brand new AI applications, you'll find the right... Burn the cue/bin file. Then use a ISO creator program. ---
**Author:** ![Cheshire\_Human](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Cheshire\_Human](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cheshire_Human)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2010, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bin-cue-files-to-iso/533646/11 "2010-03-24T20:59:17Z")
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