Portable CDmage

Portable CDmage is a useful program that can handle scanning, identifying and repairing corrupted sectors. This portable counterpart of CDmage can also display a description of the error encountered.

This software utility does not require installation, meaning that you can easily copy the program files to any location on the hard disk, and even to a portable storage unit such as a USB flash drive, in order to run it on any computer that you have access to. It is also worth mentioning that the Windows registry and Start menu/screen are not going to get updated with new entries.

Portable CDmage has a simple, yet outdated interface, closely resembling the design used in Windows 98 and 95. However, the UI is intuitive, permitting both novice and experienced people to work with it.

The application supports a large number of CD image files, including CUE, ISO, BIN, CCD, PCM, IMG and TAO. You can view a large number of data track properties, such as total disc time, size (expressed in bytes), number of files and folders, creation date and time, and publisher name.

When it comes to burning modes, this software utility recognizes Mode1/2048, Mode1/2352, Mode2/2336, Mode2/2352, Mode2/2056, CDI/2352, CDI/2336, CD+G/2448 and Audio/2352 tracks.

The program also integrates a small audio player and a search tool, which permits looking for files according to user-inputted name, location, size, date and time.

Portable CDmage is a handy piece of software when you need to quickly repair errors of disc images. However, it is important to remember that it does not have a rate of success of 100%.