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floccinaucini

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Using 'Rufus' to make bootable USB Drive
« on: October 26, 2015, 12:18:37 PM »
I have downloaded 'Rufus' to make a bootable USB Drive, to check some live ISOs of Linux Distros, but I am unsure of the 'Rufus' settings. I have attached a screen shot with the default settings. Do I need to change any of these settings before I format the USB? This may not be relevant, but I am doing this on a Windows 7, which I believe has an NTFS file system.

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Re: Using 'Rufus' to make bootable USB Drive
« Reply #1 on: October 26, 2015, 01:02:25 PM »
Normally you can leave all the settings at default - just click the disk icon next to "Create a bootable disk using" to select the Linux ISO you've downloaded, then click Start.  I can't say I've ever had to change any of the settings offered other than to rename the disk using the "New volume label" option to make it obvious what's on the drive.

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Re: Using 'Rufus' to make bootable USB Drive
« Reply #2 on: October 26, 2015, 01:09:45 PM »
Great help. Thank you.

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