Looking for a tool to split ISO files?

Could someone point me toward a good program to split up an ISO file? It’s about 5.5 GB, and I’m looking to burn it across two DVDs instead of just one.

Jesse Reed4 said:Can someone point me toward a program to split an ISO file? It’s about 5.5 GB and I need to burn it onto two separate DVDs.

Just use The File splitter.
Just Google "file splitter download" and hit the first result.

And what’s that actually going to do for you? You’ll just end up having to copy the whole thing over to your HDD and then deal with the headache of merging it all back together just to actually use it.

Richard Rogers3 said:The File splitter.
Just pop "file splitter download" into Google and hit the very first link that comes up.

Thanks!

Benjamin King2 said:What would you even do with that? You'd just end up having to copy everything onto an HDD and merge the files anyway just to make them usable.

Those 8.5 GB DVDs are way too pricey for me, so I think I'll just stick to splitting them into two smaller ones instead.

Jesse Reed4 said:Those 8.5 GB DVDs are way too expensive, so I'll just split them into two smaller ones instead.

And why on earth would you need an ISO splitter? It’s much easier to just compress the file with any standard archiver and have it split into smaller parts for you. I don't see the point in using a dedicated program for that. 😕

urbanotter4 said:Honestly, why even bother with an ISO splitter? It’s way easier to just grab a standard archiver, compress the whole thing, and tell it to split the data into smaller chunks. I really don't see the point of using a dedicated program just for that. 😕

It's a totally normal way to do it... no need to make things complicated!😕

urbanotter4 said:Honestly, why bother with an ISO splitter? It’s way simpler to just grab a standard archiver, compress the file, and use its built-in feature to split it into smaller chunks. I don't really see the point of using a dedicated program just for that. 😕

I'm not quite following your logic here.

It’s pretty straightforward:

First, head over to this website and grab the latest version of 7-Zip. It’s a free archiver—think of it like WinRAR or WinZip, but since it's open-source, you don't have to deal with sketchy cracks. It also handles RAR files and basically everything else just fine.

Just download the installer and run it. You might need to reboot your PC after, but it shouldn't be a big deal.

Now, to split the image. So, you've got your ISO image, let's call it Game.iso. Open the folder where the file is sitting, right-click it, look for the 7-Zip option at the top of the menu, and select Add to archive.

A window will pop up. There isn't much to mess with here except for the "Split to Volumes, bytes" option at the bottom. Pick one of the presets. If you want to deal with fewer individual files, just go with the DVD option.

That's really it.

That's how I handled the image for C & C First Decade. Only difference is I set my file sizes to 100 MB chunks.

Jesse Reed4 said:thanks

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Richard Rogers3 said:It’s not mandatory. If you have two DVD drives that take discs, just pop both in, tell the software to merge them and save directly to your HDD, and you're done. But if you're stuck with just one drive, you just copy the smaller file first, leave the big one on the disc, then merge the one from the disc with the one on your computer and save it wherever you want.🙂

Do you realize that based on what you just said, you still need to have an image on your HDD anyway? 🙄

urbanotter4 said:Dude, don't you get it? Based on what you just wrote, you still need an image file sitting on your IBM first. 🙄

It's either one or the other, man. You think you can just save it to the IBM, burn it onto a Blu-ray, and then just wipe it off the drive? Not how it works.

Yeah, but what’s actually the point if you've got the whole image on an IBM anyway, just split up onto a Blu-ray.

urbanotter4 said:Exactly—so what’s even the point? If you've already got the whole damn image sitting on your IBM, why bother splitting it up onto a Blu-ray?

🤷

That’s exactly what I said 😂