Overview

Disk images or virtual hard drives (VHD) are stored on image files known as IMA, which also serves to store data in image forms on these drives. With this capability, the whole data including headers and metadata is kept on the disk in Binary format. Its 3.5-inch floppy disks with 1.44 MB of capacity help it to save data. Users may consult a piece of hardware to find the file extension.

Category

It falls in the category of image files.

Supportive Apps

It is a flexible file format supporting multiple software.

Nero ImBurn

PowerISO

VLC media player

GNU Image Manipulation app

WinArchiver (Winimage)

Developer

It is an open-source, accessible to everybody.

MIME Type

application/octet-stream

Location

Its location is user-defined. By default, it is stored in the app where images are stored in Windows.  In Linux, there is a special method to locate the file extension.

• mkdir /mnt/floppy
• /sbin/losetup /dev/loop0 ./TheDiskImage.IMA
• mount -t vfat /dev/loop0 /mnt/floppy

Multiple file format supports IMA including PowerISO, UltraISO, WinArchiver, and WinImage.