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I am trying to make a persistent USB, but all the methods do not work. I haven't tried the mkusb method because I have Windows 10. So how would I make a persistent Ubuntu live USB from a Windows 10 computer?

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  • Here is described: https://www.howtogeek.com/howto/14912/create-a-persistent-bootable-ubuntu-usb-flash-drive/ – pa4080 Jul 21 '19 at 07:11
  • @pa4080 I said that I have windows 10 so I can not use mkusb, and the other method does not work anymore – TheRealTengri Jul 21 '19 at 07:15
  • Please keep reading the article and find the section "How to Make a Persistent Ubuntu USB Drive on Windows". – pa4080 Jul 21 '19 at 07:18
  • @pa4080 I saw that and it says it no longer works on the top of that section – TheRealTengri Jul 21 '19 at 07:19
  • In that case you can try to run live Ubuntu session from another media (CD or USB) and within that session you could install mkusb to create your persistent drive. – pa4080 Jul 21 '19 at 07:25
  • @pa4080 Could I do this with a VM or does it have to be another USB? – TheRealTengri Jul 21 '19 at 07:28
  • Great idea. I think, it should work. Depending on the virtual machine vendor there must have some settings to grant the virtual machine with direct access to the USB port(s). – pa4080 Jul 21 '19 at 07:32
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    Possible duplicate of How to customize the Ubuntu Live CD?. See the answer titled "Creating your own Custom Live CD - the manual way." - the method still works. The .ISO would be static but you can customize the software and use extra space on USB for variable files. – Nmath Jul 21 '19 at 08:07
  • @Nmath That's a kluge that should only be used as a last resort, not a duplicate question. – karel Jul 21 '19 at 10:01
  • @Nmath Use Related question: or Related: instead of Possible duplicate of to point to useful related links that are not also duplicate links. – karel Jul 21 '19 at 10:56
  • Related: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1159004/how-do-i-create-ubuntu-live-cd-with-config-and-mozilla-inside-the-iso/1159251#1159251 – Elder Geek Jul 21 '19 at 17:57
  • I think this may be a bad ISO download problem, I have not had problem making a persistent install of 19.04 using Rufus, UNetbootin, Universal, YUMI, or YUMI UEFI. – C.S.Cameron Jul 24 '19 at 17:27

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Ubuntu 19.10 and later

The best application for making a bootable Ubuntu live USB from Windows is Rufus. The official ubuntu.com website recommends using Rufus instead of UNetbootin. Step-by-step instructions for creating a bootable Ubuntu live USB from Windows are at How to create a bootable USB stick on Windows.

Rufus persistent storage partition is supported in 19.10 and later. Please upgrade Rufus to version 3.9 or later.

Rufus persistent storage

Ubuntu 19.04 and earlier

mkusb is the most reliable tool for making an Ubuntu live USB with persistent file storage in 19.04 and earlier.

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