You can place the iso/wim/img/vhd(x) files any where. The 1st partition was formated with exFAT filesystem (You can also reformat it manually with NTFS/FAT32/UDF/XFS/Ext2/3/4. You can also use it as a plain USB drive to store files and this will not affact Ventoy's function.Īfter the installation is complete, the USB drive will be divided into 2 partitions. L Label of the main partition (default is Ventoy)Īttention that the USB drive will be formatted and all the data will be lost after install.You just need to install Ventoy once, after that all the things needed is to copy the iso files to the USB. g use GPT partition style, default is MBR style (only for install) s enable secure boot support (default is disabled) r SIZE_MB preserve some space at the bottom of the disk (only for install) I force install ventoy to sdX (no matter installed or not)

i install ventoy to sdX (fail if disk already installed with ventoy) Run the shell script as root sh Ventoy2Disk.sh /dev/XXX XXX is the USB device, for example /dev/sdb.

Please refer Windows Command Lineĭownload the installation package, like ventoy-x.x. and decompress it. Windows command line was supported since Ventoy 1.0.86. After install, you can manually reformat the Ventoy partition with exFAT/FAT32/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2/3/4.MBR/GPT partition style option is used only during install and will be ignored during update.

But at this time, you must be very careful and don’t choose the wrong disk. You can toggle the Show all devices option then all the disks will be listed. To prevent misoperation, Ventoy2Disk.exe only lists USB drives by default.

Ventoy can be installed on USB drive or local disk.

if Ventoy2Disk.exe always fail, you can use Ventoy LiveCD, refer notes.

You must copy them to the upper directory to use them. These exe files are in altexe directory of the installation package. Since 1.0.58, Ventoy also provides Ventoy2Disk_X64.exe/Ventoy2Disk_ARM.exe/Ventoy2Disk_ARM64.exe you can use them if needed. Notes: Ventoy2Disk.exe is a x86_32 application and supports both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows PC with intel/amd processor. Run Ventoy2Disk.exe, select the device and click Install or Update button. Download the installation package, like ventoy-x.x.xx-windows.zip and decompress it.

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