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how can i make use of the free space in a bootable usb drive? (lemmy.eco.br)

submitted 2 weeks ago by bunitor@lemmy.eco.br to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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i have a 32 gigs usb drive and, given that most isos are around 2-5 gigs, it's such a shame to see nearly 30 gigs of perfectly good free space go to waste whenever i need to use it as a bootable drive. is there any way i can burn an iso image to the usb drive while still being able to use its free space?

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[–] Auster@thebrainbin.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Alternatively, maybe just making a new folder on the USB's root and putting stuff in there would suffice?

Also if the OP uses Ventoy, from my tests you can put whatever in the partition for the ISOs without interfering in Ventoy's functionalities.

[–] bunitor@lemmy.eco.br 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

maybe just making a new folder on the USB’s root and putting stuff in there would suffice?

i typically dd the iso to the usb drive, so thats sadly not possible

wrt ventoy, ive been avoiding it given some security concerns that were raised a while ago: https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/issues/2795