Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: David Newsgroups: alt.comp.os.windows-10 Subject: Re: Can I only put one .iso file on a flashdrive Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2025 08:13:18 +0000 Lines: 55 Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net 1xItpOIjhTiN2tuujCoXowhR+JrnPiMLdkQknkhywLWgv5jWZN Cancel-Lock: sha1:ZkVT3ie5CzsWETPt9G4DS9gGxas= sha256:YovMXBLPNUkUtrpEQ9AlVcdNK6q7MdlZOgvsBC3h2NE= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: en-GB In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com alt.comp.os.windows-10:181728 On 26/01/2025 04:29, Paul wrote: > On Sat, 1/25/2025 6:21 PM, David wrote: >> On 23/01/2025 10:11, ...w¡ñ§±¤ñ wrote: >> [....] >>> No, you can put as many isos as you wish on a flash drive that has sufficient storage space to hold the iso files. >>> >>> My 32 GB flash drive has ISO's for Win11 22/23/24H2 plus IMG(mountable file like ISO) for both M365 Family and Office 2019 Home and Business. >>> >>> Those 5 account for ~25 GB. Leaving room for all my other primary programs'installers(just shy of 2 GB more - iTunes, Imaging, Browsers, and few other utilities and diskpart scripts) >> >> Do you use Ventoy to assist with accessing those iso files? >> >> https://www.ventoy.net/en/index.html >> >> I've been using Ventoy recently and found that it worked really well. > > Isn't Ventoy mostly for LiveDVD usage and running multiple Live OSes > from a single USB key ? That is what I was using it for. > Other people are referring to their USB keys which contain content > in the ordinary way. These are not USB keys that are booting anything, > they're just general purpose data storage keys. Since Windows allows > some content to be mounted on the fly (as does Linux), you can > mount some ISOs without needing a Ventoy. I bow to your greater wisdom. > But speaking in very general terms, you might own two USB keys (it's a concept). > One USB key is for emergency boot. The second USB key may contain > utilities or materials to be used once the machine is running. That's > what w¡ñ§±¤ñ is referring to, is his collection of general materials > for repair work. > > USB keys don't have to be small or slow. There are some which are logically > an SSD inside. This one, it uses a single controller chip for the purpose > of behaving this way, and it's better than the average $0.59 chip inside > the average USB stick. Reliability still unknown, and we just wait > for reports to show up as to how good it really is. And you have to buy > materials like this from reliable sources that don't deal in fraudulent versions. > > https://www.newegg.com/patriot-model-pef1tbrpmw32u/p/N82E16820225289 > > Paul That seems amazingly good value for money! :-D In the bottom of my 'box of bits' I still have this (working!) device:- https://icecat.co.uk/en/p/buffalo/ruf-c512m-u2-4/usb+flash+drives-usb+flash+blue+512mb-834254.html At the time of purchase, it cost me 'an arm and a leg'! -- David