Does anyone know how to extract a .bin/.cue archive on a Mac?

Macintosh software/hardware discussion and troubleshooting

Moderator: James Steele

Post Reply
User avatar
Rick Cornish
Posts: 1127
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:07 pm
Primary DAW OS: MacOS
Location: Ely, MN USA
Contact:

Does anyone know how to extract a .bin/.cue archive on a Mac?

Post by Rick Cornish »

I bought a sample CD online yesterday to replace a missing disc on one I already owned. The download was a .iso file, which, when opened, gave me three folders (for the 3 CDs), which each contain a .bin and a .cue file. Neither Archive Utility, The Unarchiver, or Stuffit Expander will open these (they all tell me the files are either invalid or unsupported).

From what I can find on the web, these are PeeCee-only formats. I haven't found any Mac software that says they an open these, though a few posts say you can do it with Toast, which I don't own and don't really want to buy right now. I found a couple command line routines that say they work, though I'm a little hesitant to open terminal. Haven't gotten any support from the seller (yet).

Does anyone know a way to unpack these compressed formats?
Rick Cornish

DP 11 on M2 Mac Studio (64mB mem. + 2tB int. SSD + two 2tB ext. SSDs, and Mac OS Sonoma). VIs from MOTU, Spectrasonics, NI, UVI, 8dio, Soniccouture, East West, Spitfire, Heavyocity, Vir2, and more; plus Waves 14, Brainworx, iZotope, Wavesfactory, Oeksound, Final Mix, JST, SPL, PSP, UVI, Valhalla DSP, and other FX plugs, Roland A-88, Apogee Quartet, iCON Platform Nano, Genelec 1032a and Westlake BBSM4 monitors, Gibson HR Fusion III. rickcornish.net
User avatar
mikehalloran
Posts: 15240
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:08 pm
Primary DAW OS: MacOS
Location: Sillie Con Valley

Re: Does anyone know how to extract a .bin/.cue archive on a Mac?

Post by mikehalloran »

.iso is not a compression format.

Usually, double-clicking on a .bin file will cause it to open. If not, download The Unarchiver or Stuffit Expander. There are others but these are pretty reliable. I would avoid Keka.app and WinZip.
DP 11.31; 828mkII FW, micro lite, M4, MTP/AV USB Firmware 2.0.1
2023 Mac Studio M2 8TB, 192GB RAM, OS Sonoma 14.4.1, USB4 8TB external, M-Audio AIR 192|14, Mackie ProFxv3 6/10/12; 2012 MBPs Catalina, Mojave
IK-NI-Izotope-PSP-Garritan-Antares, LogicPro X, Finale 27.4, Dorico 5.2, Notion 6, Overture 5, TwistedWave, DSP-Q 5, SmartScore64 Pro, Toast 20 Pro
User avatar
stubbsonic
Posts: 4650
Joined: Fri Dec 22, 2006 12:56 pm
Primary DAW OS: MacOS
Contact:

Re: Does anyone know how to extract a .bin/.cue archive on a Mac?

Post by stubbsonic »

Just a random idea. I wonder if the .iso is a CD disk image that some version of disk utility could restore/mount.
M1 MBP; OS 12, FF800, DP 11.3, Kontakt 7, Reaktor 6, PC3K7, K2661S, iPad6, Godin XTSA, Two Ibanez 5 string basses (1 fretted, 1 fretless), FM3, SY-1000, etc.

http://www.jonstubbsmusic.com
User avatar
mikehalloran
Posts: 15240
Joined: Sun Jan 25, 2009 5:08 pm
Primary DAW OS: MacOS
Location: Sillie Con Valley

Re: Does anyone know how to extract a .bin/.cue archive on a Mac?

Post by mikehalloran »

stubbsonic wrote: Thu Aug 19, 2021 9:25 am Just a random idea. I wonder if the .iso is a CD disk image that some version of disk utility could restore/mount.
Yep. It's one of three ways supported by the MacOS.

https://www.top-password.com/blog/open- ... -mac-os-x/
DP 11.31; 828mkII FW, micro lite, M4, MTP/AV USB Firmware 2.0.1
2023 Mac Studio M2 8TB, 192GB RAM, OS Sonoma 14.4.1, USB4 8TB external, M-Audio AIR 192|14, Mackie ProFxv3 6/10/12; 2012 MBPs Catalina, Mojave
IK-NI-Izotope-PSP-Garritan-Antares, LogicPro X, Finale 27.4, Dorico 5.2, Notion 6, Overture 5, TwistedWave, DSP-Q 5, SmartScore64 Pro, Toast 20 Pro
User avatar
Rick Cornish
Posts: 1127
Joined: Sun Feb 17, 2013 9:07 pm
Primary DAW OS: MacOS
Location: Ely, MN USA
Contact:

Re: Does anyone know how to extract a .bin/.cue archive on a Mac?

Post by Rick Cornish »

None of those options are working with this bin/cue.

Now trying this…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-titM728aM
Rick Cornish

DP 11 on M2 Mac Studio (64mB mem. + 2tB int. SSD + two 2tB ext. SSDs, and Mac OS Sonoma). VIs from MOTU, Spectrasonics, NI, UVI, 8dio, Soniccouture, East West, Spitfire, Heavyocity, Vir2, and more; plus Waves 14, Brainworx, iZotope, Wavesfactory, Oeksound, Final Mix, JST, SPL, PSP, UVI, Valhalla DSP, and other FX plugs, Roland A-88, Apogee Quartet, iCON Platform Nano, Genelec 1032a and Westlake BBSM4 monitors, Gibson HR Fusion III. rickcornish.net
Post Reply