OSFMount

Passmark's OSFMount is a free utility meant for use with Passmark's OSForensics package or standalone data recovery efforts. It allows the user to mount recovered disk images in a read-only mode for safer recovery of data. You can access mounted disk images by drive letter as if they were a physical disk on your computer. OSFMount can also mount a disk image as a RAM disk, allowing much faster access. You can use a RAM disk to accelerate the performance of programs like games, browsers, or databases. In addition, since RAM disks are deleted when the machine shuts down, you can use them for secure applications holding data you don't want to be recovered in case of a crash, theft, or other loss. When the RAM disk shuts down, unless saved, all information in it is gone.

OSFMount is regularly updated and has been available since 2010. It works with Split Raw images, System Deployment images, NERO NRG files, and Advanced Forensic formats with metadata and directory images.

Features:

Passmark software claims OSFMount is the fastest RAM disk software available.

• Supports numerous disk image formats, including IMG, ISO, BIN, VMDK, and VHD
• Works with Passmark OSForensics to analyze problem recovered data
• High-speed RAM disk accelerates application performance
• Mounts CD images in ISO format to increase CD performance

OSFMount is the fastest RAM disk software available, can mount a vast number of disk image formats, and is a must-have standalone program that also works with Passmark's OSForensics package to aid data recovery. And it's free!