| If you have… | Action | |--------------|--------| | Single data disc split into multiple BINs (common in older ripping tools) | ✅ Safely repack into ISO using bchunk or PowerISO. | | CD with audio tracks (PS1 games, audio CDs, mixed mode) | ❌ Keep as BIN/CUE or convert to CHD (MAME) for compression. | | Copy-protected disc | ❌ Do NOT convert to ISO; use BIN/CUE with emulators (e.g., RetroArch, ePSXe). | | DVD-Video | ✅ Usually safe to convert to ISO if single data track. |
isoinfo -d -i combined.iso # Check validity mkisofs -R -J -o fixed.iso /path/to/mount-point # Only if mountable how to convert multiple bin files to one iso repack
PowerISO is the most user-friendly solution for converting multiple BIN files to a single ISO repack. | If you have… | Action | |--------------|--------|
FILE "track01.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "track02.bin" BINARY
TRACK 02 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
bchunk will extract only the data track (MODE1/2352) into an ISO, discarding audio tracks. PowerISO is the most user-friendly solution for converting
bin2iso directly converts a single BIN to ISO. For multiple BINs, merge them first.
If you have multiple BINs but no CUE file, create disc.cue with a text editor:
FILE "track01.bin" BINARY
TRACK 01 MODE1/2352
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "track02.bin" BINARY
TRACK 02 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
FILE "track03.bin" BINARY
TRACK 03 AUDIO
INDEX 01 00:00:00
Save it as disc.cue in the same folder as the BIN files.