#Balenaetcher vs rufus install#
Thus we consider that, if you don't do a minimum of research, such as familiarizing yourself with some of the terminology (UEFI, CSM, Secure Boot, etc.) and what it applies to, you may not be able to boot at all or you might end up with an installation that doesn't quite match what you might have wanted, such as an OS that was installed in BIOS/CSM mode when you really wanted to install it in UEFI mode. That is because we see installing or even booting an OS as a non-trivial operation (if it was, there wouldn't be whole forums dedicated to booting for instance) that requires a minimum level of proficiency with the whole process.
#Balenaetcher vs rufus windows#
Unlike Etcher (or Microsoft's MCT if you are creating Windows bootable media), Rufus was not really designed to be a newcomer-friendly utility. As such, all the checkboxes are out of scope of your question, because they don't display unless you specifically look for options that are clearly labelled for users who are expected to have some understanding about what they might do (from looking at how they are labelled in the UI). Well, these options are hidden by default in the UI precisely for that reason. You chose to enable the advanced options in Rufus and then asked "Why are these options, that might be confusing to newcomers, there?". What I am going to point out however are the three following elements: I'm not going to elaborate on C.S.Cameron's answer above, because it's more than comprehensive enough and should be the accepted answer.
#Balenaetcher vs rufus iso#
The latter will clone a Ubuntu ISO as ISO9660, the same as Etcher uses. I leave everything not mentioned above per default.Īfter pressing Start, if persistence is not chosen, there is an option to Write in ISO image mode or Write in dd image mode. I do not Check device for bad blocks unless the drive has been giving me problems. Not checking Create extended label., uses an abbreviated Volume label. If I want to zero the USB to ensure there are no artifacts from old installs, I remove the check from Quick format. I have never found a reason to touch Cluster size. All space on the drive that is not used for OS or boot is wasted. Using FAT32 or NTFS allows data to be written to the OS partition and read from the cdrom folder while running, Etcher clones the ISO or IMG file and uses the file systems from them, ISO9660 in the case of Ubuntu. I usually keep File system as FAT32 (Default). If I want to label the USB I select Volume label and add my choice or leave default to use the ISO name. Placing a check in this box will allow an install, not only to USB hard drives, but also to internal drives. Etcher has an option in settings, (upper right of the window), for Unsafe mode. This can be very dangerous and lead to many destroyed vacation photos. If I want to install to a USB hard drive, I check List USB Hard Drives. All Etcher Ubuntu installs work in either BIOS or UEFI mode.
The Target system changes to UEFI (non CSM). If I want to ensure the USB will only install in UEFI mode, (mainly for Dual booting), I click Partition scheme and select GPT. Space not used by the OS and boot partition is wasted.
(Persistent partitions do not work using Rufus with pre-19.10 Ubuntu). If I want a Persistent USB, that saves my changes, I adjust the Persistent partition size slider. In Etcher it is also important to confirm that the correct drive is checked under Select target, Etcher can flash multiple USB's and HDD's at one time. If I have more than one USB device plugged in, I use Device to select the correct drive. When I use Rufus, I just use default settings 90% of the time.
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