usage

Usage

GUI

The main window exposes:

Control	Purpose
Browse	Select a .chd file
Console type	Choose the filesystem/format parser
Mount point	Optional drive letter, e.g. M:. Leave empty to auto-pick
Mount	Mount the image as a read-only virtual drive
Unmount	Remove the virtual drive
Settings	Auto-open drive, drive-letter preference and more
About	Version information and third-party credits
Open AppData Folder	Opens %LOCALAPPDATA%\CHDMounter (logs, settings, screenshots)
Log	Real-time mount/parse log output

Mount options

• Auto-open drive — launch File Explorer at the mounted drive when the mount succeeds.
• Drive letter — a preferred drive letter for automatic mounts.

Settings are encrypted with Windows DPAPI and persisted between sessions.

CLI via the GUI build

The GUI executable is also a CLI application:

CHDMounter.exe [/l] [/a] [/s:<alias>] <chd_file> [mount_point]

See Command Line for all flags and examples.

Read-only by design

CHDMounter never writes to your CHD files. The mounted volume reports a read-only filesystem and the image is opened in read-only mode.

Logs

Structured Serilog logs are written to %LOCALAPPDATA%\CHDMounter\Logs. The log pane in the UI shows the same messages. When reporting an issue, include the newest log file.