While DAEMON Tools Lite can be considered safe to use, there are concerns around a service called MountSpace that the developers introduced to capture user data. Only the paid packages deliver IDE emulation, bootable images, etc. If you want to upgrade to the premium offers, then you can press the ‘License’ button to check subscription preferences. You can adjust the theme by changing the colours from light to dark.

If you want to customise the user experience, then you can click on ‘Settings’. ‘Drives’ lets you add and alter mount guidelines and virtual drives. You can access the iSCSI interface to connect to different devices using a local network or Internet connection. The ‘Catalog’ icon will let you create disc image files and iSCSI Targets. The command prompts are in the main part of the window. You can see which devices are currently mounted in the bottom portion of the UI next to the ‘Quick Mount’ option. The free service will let you mount 4 DT, HDD, or SCSI devices at the same time. If you grab images from optical discs, then you can save the virtual images in the organised catalog. DAEMON Tools Free lets you mount your VHD and TrueCrypt container. You can access a large variety of disc image types. While the advanced features will be shown in the DAEMON Tools Lite classic interface, the buttons will be locked. The Personal and Ultra packs let you share files from the PC program to a mobile device app with a local wireless network connection.

If you need to manage images by creating, converting, and editing files, then you will need to buy a software package. There is a ‘Burn’ option that is only available for Personal, Pro, and Ultra DAEMON apps that lets you burn data, images, and discs. If you want to add a RAM disk, then you will need either the Personal or Ultra. DAEMON allows you to create VHD and TrueCrypt archives with all of the platforms except the freeware. While you cannot create bootable devices with the Lite versions, you can boot drives with the Ultra and Pro DAEMON disc tools: hard disks, USB sticks, etc.

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