Can I create USB persistence with Rufus?

Installing Zorin OS
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Hello, I used Rufus to try to create a Zorin ISO with persistent storage on a bootable USB drive. It didn't work. This was with an older version of Zorin. Has this issue been fixed with the current version of Zorin? Thank you.

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I believe Ventoy is the only tool that will now allow you to set up persistence.

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Welcome to the Forum!

You should be able to do that. When you have chosen the ISO it should look like this:

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Thanks very much! I will give Ventoy a try.

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Thank you for the welcome and the helpful answer!

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Just be aware that creating a USB memory stick with Persistence will shorten the life of the memory stick due to continuous rewrites. I think a better solution is:

  1. Create a live image of your chosen .iso on Ventoy

  2. Have a second USB stick formatted to FAT32 for your data.