Add support for .vhd and .pbd

[Aeolis]

Hello folks,

OSFMount is really awesome! I would like to request you to add support for the following fomats in OSFMount:

1)Virtual Hard Disk (.VHD)
2) EaseUS DISK Image Format (.PBD)

Those formats are very commom and have a good users database (me included), so I think they would be a nice addition to OSFMount database.

Best regards,

Aeolis

[David (PassMark)]

Yes, it would be nice to support the .VHD Virtual PC format.
Never heard of EaseUS, so it can't be all that common.
But we'll make a note to have a look at them for a future release.

[Aeolis]

Hello folks,

Dear passmark, thank you for your answer and attention! I am glad that you know and plan adding support for .vhd format into OSFMount.

But, as you didn't know the .pbd format I would like to explain it a bit more. EaseUS, Paragon, Macrium and a few others are the major players in the drive imaging and backup market. EaseUS offers a good freeware software for drive imaging/backup, so it is spreading fast (Source: www.techsupportalert.com/best-free-drive-imaging-program.htm).

That said I think it would be a good addition to OSFMount to support not only .vhd and .pbd formats, but also the other drive imaging/backup formats introduced by Paragon, Macrium etc. It would make OSFMount a more widely used application and would improve its usability.

Best regards,

Aeolis

[David (PassMark)]

We use Macrium at lot in house. It makes .MRBAK and .MRING files. Not .PBD files. At least not by default.

I have never used Paragon's software, but Google seems to say it uses a proprietary format with the .PBF extension. Which I am assuming it also not .PBD.

So I am not sure if this is a strong argument. You are saying that .PBD is an important format because the major commercial products don't use it? Or at least don't use it by default.

[Aeolis]

Hello folks,

Dear Passmark, you really didn't got my point. I think I was clear enough in my argumentation. Please, read it again.

Well, the main point was: I think its is important to support all the disk image formats introduced by major drive imaging/backup applications.

I think it's clear enough now, isn't it?

Best regards,

Aeolis

[David (PassMark)]

OK. I thought you were making a case for the .PBD format, which we hadn't heard of.

Yes, I agree it would be nice just to support everything that was in use.