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Pro tip: On your 64 GB working card, open the Chromium browser and navigate to this page. This is all free software.ĭownload the Raspberry Pi OS image (either 'wth desktop' or 'with desktop and recommended software') and flash

#Balenaetcher portable portable

Use the portable version of the HDD Raw Copy Tool and plop it into the sameįolder as ImageUSB. Optional: If you also want to make a compressed image you can use with balenaEtcher, you will need 7Zip, possibly the HDD Raw Copy Tool, and a copy of balenaEtcher itself. You'll be able to find it and double-click to run. ImageUSB does not need to be 'installed,' just plop it in a folder where You'll need a copy of the freeware ImageUSB software. These directions assume a small amount of familiarity with working in the RaspberryĠ. things you will type as commands or put into files is shown in bold. Then try to flash it onto one that's a little bit smaller, the operation will fail. If you make your image using a card that's a little bit bigger than average, You have to have an image that's no larger than your targetĬards, and '16 GB' cards from different manufacturers may be of slightly different Flash your image onto other SD cards using ImageUSB, up to ten or more at a time!īecause the Raspberry Pi OS will no longer fit in 8 GB, you will need to make a 16.Shrink and optionally compress the image.Get an image of your perfect card onto your PC.Set the perfect SD card to auto-resize on first boot.Make an SD card that's perfect for your class or other purpose.Please report problems or errors in these instructions to Duplicating SD Cards This process has been tested using a using a Lenovo ThinkPad with solid-state diskĪnd Windows 10. To turn your Windows PC into an SD card duplicator for about $150, and the softwareĪll of this will run much faster if you can use a Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. Details are below.Įven after you add a few bucks for shipping you can probably get the parts you need This is your 'working' cardĪnd will be needed to shrink an image. A 64 GB microSD card with the Raspberry Pi OS installed.(This pagr previously recommendedĪn 8 GB card the Raspberry Pi OS from the Raspberry Pi Foundation will no longerįit on an 8 GB card, which makes this process a little more complex.) A 16 GB microSD card on which to build your master image.The ones in the link are Transcend TS-RDF5 adapters, and Not all 'SD card readers' will write reliably, and not all will For a 10-port hub, you need ten.Ībout $80 for ten. You need one of these for each port on your hub. microSD card reader/writer USB adapters.Parallel to each other, like the top image in the picture at the right, not 'in a The side of the adapters recommended below, so you want a hub with the USB sockets

However, the microSD cards stick out from To duplicate many at one time, you'll need a hub with a source Your PC can power a couple of micro SD cards using

A powered USB-3 hub with enough ports for the number of cardsĭifference between parallel and in-line port arrangementyou want to duplicate at once.

So, to use your PC for microSD card duplication, here's what you need: I can do enough for anĮntire class in an hour, including setup time. MicroSD cards from a master image in less than 17 minutes. Using the equipment in the links below, I can make 10 duplicate

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MicroSD cards with the goal of doing most of the work on a Windows 10 PC and getting

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The verification step is redundant, but it does make some people feel better.) I've spent some more time on the problem of duplicating (I think modern flash storage is sufficiently robust that It had a lot of command-line stuff in it, and one person complained that there Half a year ago I wrote an article about duplicating microSD cards with your Raspberry Pi. It's available for Windows, MacOS, and Linux, and

If what you want to do is flash an image onto one or twoĬards, balenaEtcher is the right tool for the job. Note: This article is about flashing SD or microSD cards several cards at a time in preparationįor a class or workshop. Duplicate Micro SD Cards with Your Windows 10 PC