When you want to try a new operating system, such as Android on PC or Linux, or when you need to copy a program that requires booting at boot (such as Boot CD or Rescue Disk antivirus), there are few programs to use that make this job fairly simple and affordable for everyone.
One of these, which we can consider the best in its category, is Etcher, a single simple and automatic tool for "flashing" ISO files on a USB stick or SD card to be used on any computer.
You can then create ISO images from any group of files or folders on your computer, copy the ISO image to a USB stick and Flashare (which means copy and make bootable on boot) ISO files , BZ2, DMG, DSK, ETCH, GZ, HDDIMG, IMG, RAW, XZ and ZIP .
READ ALSO: Programs to burn ISO to USB
An ISO file, as mentioned above, is an image of a disc.
The ISO is similar to a Zip or Rar file or a compressed file archive only that, the ISO image contains the installation files of an operating system or firmware or program.
By copying the ISO with a program like Etcher on a USB stick, you can then start the PC from the USB stick, skipping the Windows load and try that program as if it were a new installation.
With ISO, then, you can avoid burning the image on a real CD and you can mount it on a virtual CD (by clicking on it with the right button and then Mount ).
The program is portable (unless you choose the version with Installer) and requires no installation.
With a single small tool you can have a complete free burning suite available, without all those useless options that accompany big programs like Nero or others.
Etcher is very easy to use, you just need to select the file to flash on the USB stick or SD card, then select the drive to be installed and perform the operation. Just make sure the USB drive or SD card is connected to the computer, because that's the only way to see it.
Before attempting to burn the image with Etcher, the automatic validation operation must be performed.
Then press the gear icon on the Etcher interface to make sure the write validation if successful option is selected.
This is an added value for a program that burns ISO to USB, because it allows you to be sure that the system will work.
Finally, press the Flash button to copy the ISO image to a USB stick.
READ ALSO: How to boot the computer from USB
Of course there are many other useful programs to perform all these operations but with this tool you can have everything together and without any installation.
So I remember, to stay on topic and to read more information on ISO:
- How to mount a virtual CD to open ISO files and disk images
- Create ISO images of CDs, DVDs and folders to be saved on the PC or on a hard disk
One of these, which we can consider the best in its category, is Etcher, a single simple and automatic tool for "flashing" ISO files on a USB stick or SD card to be used on any computer.
You can then create ISO images from any group of files or folders on your computer, copy the ISO image to a USB stick and Flashare (which means copy and make bootable on boot) ISO files , BZ2, DMG, DSK, ETCH, GZ, HDDIMG, IMG, RAW, XZ and ZIP .
READ ALSO: Programs to burn ISO to USB
An ISO file, as mentioned above, is an image of a disc.
The ISO is similar to a Zip or Rar file or a compressed file archive only that, the ISO image contains the installation files of an operating system or firmware or program.
By copying the ISO with a program like Etcher on a USB stick, you can then start the PC from the USB stick, skipping the Windows load and try that program as if it were a new installation.
With ISO, then, you can avoid burning the image on a real CD and you can mount it on a virtual CD (by clicking on it with the right button and then Mount ).
etcher
Etcher can be downloaded from the Balena Etcher website, for Windows, Mac and Linux, for free and without limitations.The program is portable (unless you choose the version with Installer) and requires no installation.
With a single small tool you can have a complete free burning suite available, without all those useless options that accompany big programs like Nero or others.
Etcher is very easy to use, you just need to select the file to flash on the USB stick or SD card, then select the drive to be installed and perform the operation. Just make sure the USB drive or SD card is connected to the computer, because that's the only way to see it.
Before attempting to burn the image with Etcher, the automatic validation operation must be performed.
Then press the gear icon on the Etcher interface to make sure the write validation if successful option is selected.
This is an added value for a program that burns ISO to USB, because it allows you to be sure that the system will work.
Finally, press the Flash button to copy the ISO image to a USB stick.
READ ALSO: How to boot the computer from USB
Of course there are many other useful programs to perform all these operations but with this tool you can have everything together and without any installation.
So I remember, to stay on topic and to read more information on ISO:
- How to mount a virtual CD to open ISO files and disk images
- Create ISO images of CDs, DVDs and folders to be saved on the PC or on a hard disk
