Seagate Free Agent 2.0 USB drive doesn't boot after cloning Windows 11 pro.


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I am on Windows 11 Pro on a Dell Optrex 3000 tower

On the previous computer I had two SATA HDD with Windows installed on each of them and I'd boot from either of them, if need be, in case of problems with the other HDD..
On the new Dell I'd like to do do pretty much the same, i.e. have a bootable 2nd drive on stand-by, in this case an older Seagate 235 GB 2.0 Free Agent.
I have cloned on the Seagate Free Agent my current fully loaded Windows 11 Pro with Macrium Reflect , with the expectation that I could boot from it, after setting it as a 1st priority on the BIOS ( UEFI). Unfortunately it doesn't show in the Boot configuration and it doesn't boot. Any suggestions?

THanks

Gundo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB

Cloned SSD will not boot computer

Howdy - I'm a newbie on this board, but I'm fairly tech savvy. My real name is Sam, I'm retired (73 y/o), USAF veteran. I'm looking for some help getting my computer to boot from a cloned SSD. Back story - I am running Windows 11 on a HP 260-p026 with 16GB RAM and a 256GB Kingston internal SSD...
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My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme+ 4gb Solidigm nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
Is it the usual to be able to boot Windows from an external USB drive?
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Amd Threadripper 7970X
    Motherboard
    Gigabyte TRX50 Aero D
    Memory
    128GB (4 X 32) G.Skill DDR5 6400 (RDIMM)
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 4090 OC
    Sound Card
    none (USB to speakers), Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Philips 27E1N8900 OLED
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @ 60Hz
    Hard Drives
    Crucial T700 2TB M.2 NVME SSD
    WD 4TB Blue SATA SSD
    Seagate 18TB IronWolf Pro
    PSU
    BeQuiet! Straight Power 12 1500W
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo XL
    Cooling
    SilverStone Technology XE360-TR5, with 3 Phanteks T30 fans
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Internet Speed
    2000/300 Mbps (down/up)
  • Operating System
    windows 11 26100.3025
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    homebuilt
    CPU
    Intel I9-13900K
    Motherboard
    Asus RoG Strix Z690-E
    Memory
    64GB G.Skill DDR5-6000
    Graphics card(s)
    Gigabyte RTX 3090 ti
    Sound Card
    built in Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Asus PA329C
    Screen Resolution
    3840 X 2160 @60Hz
    Hard Drives
    WDC SN850 1TB
    8TB Seagate Ironwolf
    4TB Seagate Ironwolf
    PSU
    eVGA SuperNOVA 1300 GT
    Case
    Lian Li 011 Dynamic Evo
    Cooling
    Corsair iCUE H150i ELITE CAPELLIX Liquid CPU Cooler
    Mouse
    Logitech M500s (wired)
    Keyboard
    Logitech K120 (wired)
I have a Dell OptiPlex 3020 and the only USB drive it will boot from is Linux LiveUSB, mine is Mint but I have used several based on Ubuntu such as Lubuntu, Xubuntu and Kubuntu.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Win11 Pro RTM
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 3400
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 11th Gen. 2.40GHz
    Memory
    12GB
    Hard Drives
    256GB SSD NVMe M.2
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro RTM x64
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Vostro 5890
    CPU
    Intel Core i5 10th Gen. 2.90GHz
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Onboard, no VGA, using a DisplayPort-to-VGA adapter
    Monitor(s) Displays
    24" Dell
    Hard Drives
    512GB SSD NVMe, 4TB Seagate HDD
    Browser
    Firefox, Edge
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender/Microsoft Security
Does the problematic computer currently have one or two drives?



Please perform the following steps:


1) Boot the BIOS > take pictures > post images or share links displaying disk drives



2) Post images of disk management:

www.tenforums.com

How to Post a Screenshot of Disk Management

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3) Run diskparinfo > post a share link


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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
bobkn said:
Is it the usual to be able to boot Windows from an external USB drive?
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No it's not normal and as far as I know can not be done by cloning to a usb drive. I believe with 3rd party software one can create a windows live usb.(what at one time MS offered called windows to go but it's no longer in development) I've never tried myself as from what I've read, it's painfully slow.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 24H2 26100.2314
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 7080
    CPU
    i9-10900 10 core 20 threads
    Motherboard
    DELL 0J37VM
    Memory
    32 gb
    Graphics Card(s)
    none-Intel UHD Graphics 630
    Sound Card
    Integrated Realtek
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    1tb Solidigm m.2 nvme+256gb SKHynix m.2 nvme /External drives 512gb Samsung m.2 sata+1tb Kingston m2.nvme+ 4gb Solidigm nvme
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell Premium
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Internet Speed
    so slow I'm too embarrassed to tell
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
  • Operating System
    Windows 10 Pro 22H2 19045.3930
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 9020
    CPU
    i7-4770
    Memory
    24 gb
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Benq 27
    Screen Resolution
    2560x1440
    Hard Drives
    256 gb Toshiba BG4 M.2 NVE SSB and 1 tb hdd
    PSU
    500w
    Case
    MT
    Cooling
    Dell factory
    Mouse
    Logitech wireless
    Keyboard
    Logitech wired
    Internet Speed
    still not telling
    Browser
    Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender+MWB Premium
Doesn't RUFUS still support creating Windows to Go?

Could be an old image. RUFUS is now at v4.6

IMG_5218.webp


www.partitionwizard.com

Rufus Windows To Go Missing? Get It Back with This Guide

If you are experiencing the Rufus no Windows To Go option issue, read this post now in which several solutions to the issue are offered.
www.partitionwizard.com www.partitionwizard.com

If you want to try with an older version of RUFUS, I think I have some. But possibly available from RUFUS
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build 22631.4249
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Sin-built
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4770K CPU @ 3.50GHz (4th Gen?)
    Motherboard
    ASUS ROG Maximus VI Formula
    Memory
    32.0 GB of I forget and the box is in storage.
    Graphics Card(s)
    Gigabyte nVidia GeForce GTX 1660 Super OC 6GB
    Sound Card
    Onboard
    Monitor(s) Displays
    4 x LG 23MP75 - 2 x 24MK430H-B - 1 x Wacom Pro 22" Tablet
    Screen Resolution
    All over the place
    Hard Drives
    Too many to list.
    OS on Samsung 1TB 870 QVO SATA
    PSU
    Silverstone 1500
    Case
    NZXT Phantom 820 Full-Tower Case
    Cooling
    Noctua NH-D15 Elite Class Dual Tower CPU Cooler / 6 x EziDIY 120mm / 2 x Corsair 140mm somethings / 1 x 140mm Thermaltake something / 2 x 200mm Corsair.
    Keyboard
    Corsair K95 / Logitech diNovo Edge Wireless
    Mouse
    Logitech G402 / G502 / Mx Masters / MX Air Cordless
    Internet Speed
    100/40Mbps
    Browser
    All sorts
    Antivirus
    Kaspersky Premium
    Other Info
    I’m on a horse.
  • Operating System
    Windows 11 Pro 23H2 Build: 22631.4249
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    LENOVO Yoga 7i EVO OLED 14" Touchscreen i5 12 Core 16GB/512GB
    CPU
    Intel Core 12th Gen i5-1240P Processor (1.7 - 4.4GHz)
    Memory
    16GB LPDDR5 RAM
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel Iris Xe Graphics Processor
    Sound Card
    Optimized with Dolby Atmos®
    Screen Resolution
    QHD 2880 x 1800 OLED
    Hard Drives
    M.2 512GB
    Other Info
    …still on a horse.
Big help would be an error message shown at boot time.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 11
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP Pavilion
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
    Motherboard
    Erica6
    Memory
    Micron Technology DDR4-3200 16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC671
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Samsung SyncMaster U28E590
    Screen Resolution
    3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    SAMSUNG MZVLQ1T0HALB-000H1
zbook said:
Does the problematic computer currently have one or two drives?



Please perform the following steps:


1) Boot the BIOS > take pictures > post images or share links displaying disk drives



2) Post images of disk management:

www.tenforums.com

How to Post a Screenshot of Disk Management

How to Post a Screenshot of Disk Management at Ten Forums
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com



3) Run diskparinfo > post a share link


Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Help Forums

Information This thread is for use by the BSOD team to store batch files that can be used to collect additional data, fix settings or anything else that is useful in debugging BSOD problems in Windows 10. The way I see it working is the first
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com

Batch files for use in BSOD debugging - Windows 10 Help Forums

Information This thread is for use by the BSOD team to store batch files that can be used to collect additional data, fix settings or anything else that is useful in debugging BSOD problems in Windows 10. The way I see it working is the first
www.tenforums.com www.tenforums.com
Click to expand...
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
Two internal Drives

WDC WD 10EZEX SATA GPT 931.51 GB

NVMe Macron_2450_MTFDK BA512 TFK GPT 478 GB

This is the best I could come up with. I couldn't post a screenshot of the boot info because I'd have to be booted into Windows to create an an uploadable file for it.
Also, I am utterly unable to use the ADD On option, The USB device to be added shows in the ROOT list, but the system refuses to add it because it requires a File name and I cannot type it in.
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
antspants said:
Doesn't RUFUS still support creating Windows to Go?

Could be an old image. RUFUS is now at v4.6

View attachment 122220


www.partitionwizard.com

Rufus Windows To Go Missing? Get It Back with This Guide

If you are experiencing the Rufus no Windows To Go option issue, read this post now in which several solutions to the issue are offered.
www.partitionwizard.com www.partitionwizard.com

If you want to try with an older version of RUFUS, I think I have some. But possibly available from RUFUS
Click to expand...
I tried, but it doesn't work, because RUFUS is only for a fresh installation of Windows. My goal was to have a fully loaded OS to be booted on from the USB Flash drive. This is what I'm diffuculties with.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
gundobaldo66 said:
I have cloned on the Seagate Free Agent my current fully loaded Windows 11 Pro with Macrium Reflect , with the expectation that I could boot from it, after setting it as a 1st priority on the BIOS ( UEFI). Unfortunately it doesn't show in the Boot configuration and it doesn't boot. Any suggestions?
Click to expand...



The external drive has one partition.






Code: 
Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

Seagate FreeAgentDesktop USB Device
Disk ID: {9781981D-D988-44BF-919F-A0900B6C1E62}
Type   : USB
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only  : No
Boot Disk  : No
Pagefile Disk  : No
Hibernation File Disk  : No
Crashdump Disk  : No
Clustered Disk  : No

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 6     D                NTFS   Partition    232 GB  Healthy           

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    Primary            232 GB   721 MB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type    : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden  : No
Required: No
Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 756023296

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 6     D                NTFS   Partition    232 GB  Healthy
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
zbook said:
The external drive has one partition.






Code: 
Disk 2 is now the selected disk.

Seagate FreeAgentDesktop USB Device
Disk ID: {9781981D-D988-44BF-919F-A0900B6C1E62}
Type   : USB
Status : Online
Path   : 0
Target : 0
LUN ID : 0
Location Path : UNAVAILABLE
Current Read-only State : No
Read-only  : No
Boot Disk  : No
Pagefile Disk  : No
Hibernation File Disk  : No
Crashdump Disk  : No
Clustered Disk  : No

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 6     D                NTFS   Partition    232 GB  Healthy         

  Partition ###  Type              Size     Offset
  -------------  ----------------  -------  -------
  Partition 1    Primary            232 GB   721 MB

Partition 1 is now the selected partition.

Partition 1
Type    : ebd0a0a2-b9e5-4433-87c0-68b6b72699c7
Hidden  : No
Required: No
Attrib  : 0X8000000000000000
Offset in Bytes: 756023296

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
* Volume 6     D                NTFS   Partition    232 GB  Healthy
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What does it imply that the Seagate has only one partition? Is this why it is not bootable? Do I have to have a 2nd partition? How ?
Or should it be a USB 3.0 ? Currently I also have a 128 GB USB 3.0 pen drive. It has enough memory to take the fully loaded OS. I have tried it, but it doesn't work. I am really short of options.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
Yes. You only cloned the system partition, but it also needs the boot and (potentially) other partitions on it as well in order to be bootable.

Post a screenshot of your Disk Management screen for the main drive in your system so we here can point out which partitions you'll need to clone to the external drive to make it bootable. See mine as an example:

Screenshot 2025-01-16 131753.webp

Mind you, this won't guarantee that it will boot - but it should, theoretically, get you closer to an external bootable solution.
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
antspants said:
Doesn't RUFUS still support creating Windows to Go?

Could be an old image. RUFUS is now at v4.6

View attachment 122220


www.partitionwizard.com

Rufus Windows To Go Missing? Get It Back with This Guide

If you are experiencing the Rufus no Windows To Go option issue, read this post now in which several solutions to the issue are offered.
www.partitionwizard.com www.partitionwizard.com

If you want to try with an older version of RUFUS, I think I have some. But possibly available from RUFUS
Click to expand...
To follow up my previous reply, yes, I'd very much like if you could let me have the older portable version of RUFUS, 4.42103, because I cannot find in their list of downloadable versions. Your RUFUS screenshot is different from mine. Perhaps the portable version works.

Thanks

Gundo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
portable and non portable versions are identical when comparing the same build number with Rufus, except for the "p" in the name and, according to the developer,

github.com

FAQ

The Reliable USB Formatting Utility. Contribute to pbatard/rufus development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com

That being said, I have several versions of the portable Rufus stored locally, but you can just as easily get it from Rufus' GitHub:

github.com

Release Rufus 4.4 · pbatard/rufus

Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3) Add support for GRUB 2.12 Fix a crash when saving .ffu images Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not bei...
github.com github.com

My own repository:

Screenshot 2025-01-16 133717.webp
 

My Computers

System One System Two

  • OS
    Windows 11 23H2 Current build
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HomeBrew
    CPU
    AMD Ryzen 9 3950X
    Motherboard
    MSI MEG X570 GODLIKE
    Memory
    4 * 32 GB - Corsair Vengeance 3600 MHz
    Graphics Card(s)
    EVGA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti XC3 ULTRA GAMING (12G-P5-3955-KR)
    Sound Card
    Realtek® ALC1220 Codec
    Monitor(s) Displays
    2x Eve Spectrum ES07D03 4K Gaming Monitor (Matte) | Eve Spectrum ES07DC9 4K Gaming Monitor (Glossy)
    Screen Resolution
    3x 3840 x 2160
    Hard Drives
    3x Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe 4 M.2 2 TB SSD (MZ-V8P2T0B/AM) } 3x Sabrent Rocket NVMe 4.0 1 TB SSD (USB)
    PSU
    PC Power & Cooling’s Silencer Series 1050 Watt, 80 Plus Platinum
    Case
    Fractal Design Define 7 XL Dark ATX Full Tower Case
    Cooling
    Arctic Liquid Freezer III 420 RGB + Air 3x 140mm case fans (pull front) + 1x 120 mm (push back) and 1 x 120 mm (pull bottom)
    Keyboard
    SteelSeries Apex Pro Wired Gaming Keyboard
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S | MX Master 3 for Business
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
    Browser
    Nightly (default) + Firefox (stable), Chrome, Edge , Arc
    Antivirus
    Defender + MB 5 Beta
  • Operating System
    ChromeOS Flex Dev Channel (current)
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Latitude E5470
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-6300U CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2501 Mhz, 2 Core(s), 4 Logical Processor(s)
    Motherboard
    Dell
    Memory
    16 GB
    Graphics card(s)
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520
    Sound Card
    Intel(R) HD Graphics 520 + RealTek Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dell laptop display 15"
    Screen Resolution
    1920 * 1080
    Hard Drives
    Toshiba 128GB M.2 22300 drive
    INTEL Cherryville 520 Series SSDSC2CW180A 180 GB SATA III SSD
    PSU
    Dell
    Case
    Dell
    Cooling
    Dell
    Mouse
    Logitech MX Master 3S (shared w. Sys 1) | Dell TouchPad
    Keyboard
    Dell
    Internet Speed
    AT&T LightSpeed Gigabit Duplex Ftth
Disk 1 has two recovery partitions.
Recovery is currently disabled.

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste: > post an image or share link

Code: 
reagentc /info
reagentc /enable
reagentc /info
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10
    Computer type
    Laptop
    Manufacturer/Model
    HP
    CPU
    Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4800MQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
    Motherboard
    Product : 190A Version : KBC Version 94.56
    Memory
    16 GB Total: Manufacturer : Samsung MemoryType : DDR3 FormFactor : SODIMM Capacity : 8GB Speed : 1600
    Graphics Card(s)
    NVIDIA Quadro K3100M; Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
    Sound Card
    IDT High Definition Audio CODEC; PNP Device ID HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_76E0
    Hard Drives
    Model Hitachi HTS727575A9E364
    Antivirus
    Microsoft Defender
    Other Info
    Mobile Workstation
johnlgalt said:
Yes. You only cloned the system partition, but it also needs the boot and (potentially) other partitions on it as well in order to be bootable.

Post a screenshot of your Disk Management screen for the main drive in your system so we here can point out which partitions you'll need to clone to the external drive to make it bootable. See mine as an example:

View attachment 122281

Mind you, this won't guarantee that it will boot - but it should, theoretically, get you closer to an external bootable solution.
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It was already attached in my previous reply. I'll resend it.
AS you can see, the main drive is the SSD on Disk 1. THe SATA is ( G:) on disk 0.

The 232 GB Seagate USB is Disk 2. Yes, I see that there is only one 232 GB Basic Data Partition (D:) and a 2nd unallocated 721 MB partition. Is this the problem? How do I go about it?
 

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My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
johnlgalt said:
portable and non portable versions are identical when comparing the same build number with Rufus, except for the "p" in the name and, according to the developer,

github.com

FAQ

The Reliable USB Formatting Utility. Contribute to pbatard/rufus development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com github.com

That being said, I have several versions of the portable Rufus stored locally, but you can just as easily get it from Rufus' GitHub:

github.com

Release Rufus 4.4 · pbatard/rufus

Add workaround for distros that use broken symbolic links as their UEFI bootloaders (such as Mint 21.3) Add support for GRUB 2.12 Fix a crash when saving .ffu images Fix UEFI:NTFS partition not bei...
github.com github.com

My own repository:

View attachment 122289
Click to expand...
Thanks. Yes I d/l a 4.6p from the RUFUS repository . I'll try it
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
antspants said:
Doesn't RUFUS still support creating Windows to Go?

Could be an old image. RUFUS is now at v4.6

View attachment 122220


www.partitionwizard.com

Rufus Windows To Go Missing? Get It Back with This Guide

If you are experiencing the Rufus no Windows To Go option issue, read this post now in which several solutions to the issue are offered.
www.partitionwizard.com www.partitionwizard.com

If you want to try with an older version of RUFUS, I think I have some. But possibly available from RUFUS
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Allright, I d/l the 4.42103 p Rufus version. I set it for Windows To Go and the fully loaded Windows ISO file ( rather than the fresh install ISO),
The START process begins but it stops with an error message " undetermined error while formatting" , even though I had already formatted the USB drive from the list of drives on the PC tab in the Explorer.
Thanks for your help

Gundo
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    windows 11 Pro
    Computer type
    PC/Desktop
    Manufacturer/Model
    Dell Optiplex 3000
    CPU
    12 Gen Intel core i5-12500 3,00 Ghz
    Memory
    16 GB
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