10.011 How do I use Copy II Plus to create and convert IMG files?
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This article is from the Apple II Csa2 FAQ, by Jeff Hurlburt with numerous contributions by others.
10.011 How do I use Copy II Plus to create and convert IMG files?
First, to the best of my knowledge, only versions 6.x and 7.x of Copy II
Plus can create a disk image file (called an "IMG" file). The feature was gone
by version 8, for sure.
To create an IMG file you COPY--> DISK to an over-size target volume.
Versions 6 and 7 will create a type "IMG" file instead of complaining about a
"size mismatch" (which is what other versions of Copy II Plus do). It is fairly
common to end the name of the new IMG file with ".img".
Doing the opposite lets you convert an IMG file back to diskette. That is,
you select the COPY --> DISK option and pick the large volume with the IMG file
as Source and a blank unformatted 5.25" diskette in the Slot 6, Drive 1 drive
as Destination. You pick an IMG file on the Source volume and it is transferred
to the diskette.
Copy II Plus IMG files are not compatible with DSK2FILE or ASIMOV and will
not work on emulators such as AppleWin. Also, not all files ending with ".img"
are Copy II Plus disk image files. I have seen ".img" (and ".image") used for
Diskcopy disk image files.
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