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A .minidisk file is used by [[Mini Micro]] to store the entire contents of a virtual disk in one host (Windows/Mac/Linux) file.  This is convenient in that it keeps your host file system neat, and gives you a single file you can easily email or [[How to package a Mini Micro game|package for distribution]].

But Mini Micro can also mount a host folder as if it were a virtual disk.  This is more convenient if you want to use host-OS  text, image, or sound editors, such as PhotoShop or Visual Studio, to edit the files used by your Mini Micro project.

Fortunately, a .minidisk file is nothing more or less than a zip file with a .minidisk extension.  So if you have such a file, you can convert it to a folder by this procedure:

# '''Rename the file''' so that it ends in .zip rather than .minidisk.
# '''Unzip''' the file.
# In Mini Micro, click a disk slot and choose "'''Mount Folder'''..." from the pop-up menu.

See also: [[How to convert a folder into a .minidisk]]

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