Rufus vs Ventoy: Why I Started Using Ventoy for Bootable USBs
If you use Windows or Linux, you may have created a bootable USB at some point. For example, if you want to install Windows 11 or Linux Mint , you can download the ISO file and use a tool like Rufus to create a bootable USB. Rufus works very well. But recently, while using Linux Mint, I discovered another tool called Ventoy . At first, I wondered: If Rufus already creates bootable USBs, why would…
Windows and Linux users often create bootable USBs for installing operating systems. Rufus is a popular tool for making bootable USBs, but recently I discovered Ventoy, another tool that provides a different approach. Ventoy installs once and allows you to copy multiple ISO files to the USB. When booting from the USB, Ventoy displays a menu to choose the desired ISO.
This way, you don't need to create a new USB for each ISO. For instance, with a 64 GB USB drive, you could have Ventoy containing multiple operating systems like Windows 11, Linux Mint, Ubuntu, and Fedora. This makes Ventoy useful for those who frequently experiment with different operating systems. Ventoy also supports persistence, allowing changes made to the Linux distribution to persist between reboots.
However, this feature depends on the specific Linux distribution and configuration, so it's important to consult Ventoy's documentation. While Rufus remains an excellent tool for creating bootable USBs, Ventoy offers a different solution for managing multiple ISO files on a single USB drive.
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