{"id":2722,"date":"2021-07-27T11:56:31","date_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:26:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/explore.techenutia.com\/?p=2722"},"modified":"2021-07-27T11:56:31","modified_gmt":"2021-07-27T06:26:31","slug":"creating-a-bootable-flash-drive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/manorinfinity.com\/blog\/2021\/07\/27\/creating-a-bootable-flash-drive\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a Bootable Flash Drive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>While preparing to dual boot your laptop with more than one operating system the one step that will keep repeating itself is creating a bootable flash drive. Most laptops don&#8217;t support disk drives that&#8217;s why the flash drive is the preferred installation media these days. Most of us find it difficult but, creating a flash drive is as easy as saving a pdf file on your pc. The key ingredients are a flash drive, an ISO image of the OS, <a href=\"https:\/\/unetbootin.github.io\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unetbootin<\/a>. You can also use <a href=\"https:\/\/rufus.ie\/\">Rufus<\/a> for <a href=\"https:\/\/explore.techenutia.com\/2020\/08\/01\/windows-coming-to-chromebooks-next-level-chromeos\/\">windows<\/a> but we choose Unetbootin as it is available on all platforms Linux, mac, windows. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Steps To Follow<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>First download <a href=\"https:\/\/unetbootin.github.io\/\">Unetbootin from this link.<\/a><\/li><li>On the website click the arrow on the download button to select your operating system<\/li><li>Now install unetbootin and insert a flash drive. <\/li><li>Now open unetbootin and select DiskImage at bottom and browse the ISO with the right most button.<\/li><li>Select your USB Drive and Hit ok.<\/li><li>Make sure selections are in accordance with the screenshot below. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/explore.techenutia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/screenshot2.jpg?ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2734\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Extra Steps for Mac Users<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Launch Dish Utility App <\/li><li>Insert the flash drive and observe the flash drive in the left menu in the disk utility<\/li><li>Select the disk from the left sidebar and click on erase in the toolbar or right-click and select erase<\/li><li>Set the configurations as in the below image and hit erase.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"621\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/explore.techenutia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/e0915a12b22532516ae1ef7a96c94faf5845e642-1024x621.png?resize=1024%2C621&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2723\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes macOS blocks third-party installs. In that case, you need to visit preference -> Security &amp; Privacy -> General Tab. At the bottom, you will see unetbootin is blocked. Click on open anyway enter the password and you are good to go. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" height=\"836\" width=\"1024\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/explore.techenutia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/998e19cae9ffefe858f7b3797ded199b6004bcc4-1024x836.jpeg?resize=1024%2C836&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2725\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where to download ISO images to flash?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ubuntu: <a href=\"https:\/\/ubuntu.com\/download\/desktop\">Click Here<\/a><\/li><li>Windows: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-in\/software-download\/windows10ISO\">Click Here<\/a><\/li><li>macOS: <a href=\"https:\/\/support.apple.com\/en_AU\/downloads\/macos\">Click Here<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I try to keep things short to save your time. But, if you have any queries in any step feel free to comment below the average reply time: 5min &#8211; 1hr. In the next episode, we will discuss <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/explore.techenutia.com\/?p=2726\">The BIOS Theorem<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While preparing to dual boot your laptop with more than one operating system the one step that will keep repeating itself is creating a bootable flash drive. Most laptops don&#8217;t support disk drives that&#8217;s why the flash drive is the preferred installation media these days. 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