Create CD CHD: chdman createcd -i image.cue -o output.chd Extract CD CHD: chdman extractcd -i image.chd -o output.cue Create HD CHD: chdman createhd -i drive.raw -o drive.chd Verify CHD: chdman verify -i image.chd Run chdman with no arguments to see the full command list.
Open a terminal in that folder.
chdman createcd -i input_file.cue -o output_file.chd chdman
chdman verify -i game.chd Older CHD versions (v1–v4) are less efficient than CHDv5 . Convert a v4 to v5: Create CD CHD: chdman createcd -i image
chdman createhd -i input.raw -o output.chd -s source_size_in_bytes (Modern MAME often auto-detects size, but you may need -s for raw dumps.) Useful for modding or verifying: chdman
chdman extracthd -i harddrive.chd -o extracted.raw Checks the internal hashes without extracting:
