当您无法从Windows中启动进入(Windows)高级修复(Advanced Repair)模式或根本无法访问Windows时，可启动USB驱动器会派上用场。但是，与所有驱动器一样，众所周知，USB驱动器会突然停止工作。连接到计算机时，您可能会将其视为无法识别的硬件。因此，创建一个副本或克隆可启动USB驱动器是一个好主意，尤其是通过创建一个映像以便您可以重复使用它。
如何复制或克隆可启动 USB 驱动器(Clone Bootable USB Drive)
如果您想知道为什么复制文件或可启动USB驱动器不起作用，那么答案是复制不会使驱动器可启动。计算机启动 Windows，它会查找MBR(MBR)或GPT中可用的入口点。一个简单的副本不会创建MBR或GPT。
以下是可用于复制或克隆可启动USB 驱动器(USB Drive)的免费工具列表。
- 图像 USB
- 易我 Todo 备份
- 克隆齐拉。
该软件在功能方面可能有所不同，但它们会创建USB驱动器的副本，在某些情况下还会创建分区。此外，如果您在启动软件后插入USB驱动器，某些应用程序不会检测到它们。如果是这种情况，那么您可能需要刷新或重新启动软件来识别它。
1]图像USB(Image USB)：创建(Create)多个USB驱动器副本
这款免费工具是同类产品中功能最强大的，可以同时克隆或复制到多个USB闪存驱动器。克隆USB驱动器时，它会在位级别进行复制，因此如果您有 2Gb 的源和 8 GB 的目标，则目标将无法使用其余空间。这是一个缺点，因此开发人员建议使用类似的存储驱动器。您还可以将ISO文件直接刻录到多个驱动器。
- 打开应用程序，您需要配置或从三个选项中选择
- USB 驱动器
- 行动
- 选择(Select)图像或选择位置以保存图像
- 在我们的例子中，选择USB驱动器，然后选择从(USB)USB驱动器创建图像，然后选择保存图像的位置。
- 单击(Click)创建，它会将可启动 USB 驱动器(Bootable USB Drive)复制或克隆到最后一位。
如果您在任何时候想要删除所有内容，您可以使用零(Zero)功能或格式化驱动器来回收空间。零(Zero)功能在驱动器的每一位上写入“0”。如果您不希望任何人恢复驱动器的数据，这很方便。
注意：(Note: )即使 CD 或DVD驱动器的格式不同，您也可以将ISO从 CD 刻录到USB 。早些时候，由于文件系统的不同，这是一个问题。
从OSForensics下载。它是一个可移植的应用程序，因此您需要做的就是提取并开始使用它。
2] EaseUS Todo 备份
另一款来自专业公司的免费备份软件，该公司长期以来一直投资于备份和恢复解决方案。Todo Backup是一款免费软件，可以创建USB驱动器和硬盘分区的映像。您可以使用该图像生成更多副本。在可启动USB驱动器的情况下，它会创建一个精确的副本。因此，您可以使用它们来启动计算机并在需要时进行故障排除。
- 连接要克隆的USB驱动器。(USB)
- 下载(Download)、安装和启动软件。然后切换到克隆(Clone)选项。您可以通过找到左侧的两个文件图标来识别。
- 它将显示硬盘驱动器列表，连接到系统的USB驱动器。(USB)
- 选择可启动的USB驱动器，然后单击下一步按钮
- 下一个屏幕可让您选择目标设备。如果您想立即创建另一个驱动器副本，它会派上用场。
- 由于它将逐位复制，因此新的USB也将是可引导的USB驱动器。
从EaseUS 下载。(EaseUS.)
3] Minitool免费分区
Minitool Partition提供了可以复制USB驱动器的免费软件版本。启动该软件，然后寻找“复制磁盘”选项，该选项也可用于USB驱动器或硬盘上的分区。
- 选择源可引导USB闪存作为源。
- 右键单击并选择复制，或者您可以单击复制磁盘向导(Copy Disk Wizard)来指导您完成该过程。
- 接下来，您需要选择目标驱动器，它将成为源的克隆或副本。
- 在最后一个屏幕中，您必须从几个选项中进行选择
- 适合(Fit)整个驱动器上的分区或 复制(Copy) 分区(Partitions)而不调整大小
- 确定(Decide)目标驱动器的分区大小。
- 对齐分区或使用 GUID 表等选项很少。在这种情况下，您可以忽略它们。
- 单击(Click)应用(Apply)以开始克隆过程。
从 MiniTool主页(Home Page)下载 （寻找MiniTool 分区向导(MiniTool Partition Wizard)免费下载）。
我希望这些工具易于使用，并且您找到了适合您的工具。
How to Copy or Clone Bootable USB Drive in Windows 10
Bootable USB drives come in handy when you cannot boot into Advanced Repair mode from within Windows or when you cannot access Windows at all. However, like all drives, USB drives are known to stop wоrking all оf a sudden. You may see it as unrecognized hardware when connected to a computer. So it is а good idea to create a copy or clone the bootable USB drive, espeсially by creating an imаge so you can reuse it.
How to Copy or Clone Bootable USB Drive
If you are wondering why copying files or Bootable USB drive won’t work, then the answer is that copying will not make the drive bootable. Windows the computer starts, it looks for an entry point which is available within the MBR or GPT. A simple copy doesn’t create that MBR or GPT.
Here is the list of free tools that you can use to copy or clone Bootable USB Drive.
- Image USB
- EaseUS Todo Backup
- CloneZilla.
This software may differ when it comes to features, but they will create a replica of the USB drive, and in some cases, partitions. Also, some of the applications do not detect USB drives if you plug them after launching the software. If that’s the case, then you may need to refresh or relaunch the software to identify it.
1] Image USB: Create multiple USB drive copies
The most powerful in the lot, this free tool can concurrently clone or copy to multiple USB flash drives. When cloning a USB drive, it copies at the bit-level such that if you have a source of 2Gb and destination of 8 GB, the destination will not be able to make use of the rest of the space. That’s a drawback, and hence the developer recommends using similar storage drives. You can also burn ISO files directly to multiple drives.
- Open the application, and you need to configure or select from three options
- USB drive(s)
- Action
- Select an Image or select location to save the image
- In our case, select the USB drive, then choose to create an image from USB drive, and select a location to save the image.
- Click on create, and it will copy or clone the Bootable USB Drive to the last bit.
If, at any point, you want to remove all the content, you can use the Zero feature or format drive to reclaim space. The Zero feature writes “0” on each bit of the drive. It is handy if you don’t want anybody to recover the data of the drive.
Note: You can also burn ISO from CD to USB even though the format for CD or DVD drives are different. Earlier, this was a problem because of the difference in the file system.
Download from OSForensics. It’s a portable application, so all you need to do is extract and start using it.
2] EaseUS Todo Backup
Another free backup software from a professional company that had been investing in backup and recovery solutions for a very long time. Todo Backup is free software that can create an image of USB drives and hard drive partitions. You can use the image to produce more copies. In the case of the bootable USB drive, it creates an exact copy. So you can use them to boot up a computer and troubleshoot if needed.
- Connect the USB drive you want to clone.
- Download, install, and launch the software. Then switch to the Clone option. You can identify by finding the two files icon on the left.
- It will reveal a list of hard drives, USB drives connected to the system.
- Select the bootable USB drive, and then click on the Next button
- The next screen lets you choose a target device. It comes in handy if you want to create another copy of the drive right away.
- Since it will copy bit-by-bit, the new USB will also be a bootable USB drive.
Download from EaseUS.
3] Minitool Partition Free
Minitool Partition offers a free version of their software that can copy USB drives. Launch the software, and look for option “Copy Disk,” which can be used for USB drives or partitions on your hard drive as well.
- Select the source bootable USB flash as a source.
- Right-click and select copy, or you can click on the Copy Disk Wizard to guide you through the process.
- Next, you need to choose the target drive, which will become to clone or copy of the source.
- In the last screen, you will have to choose from a couple of options
- Fit partition on the entire drive or Copy Partitions without resizing
- Decide partition size of the destination drive.
- There are few options like align partition or use GUID tables. You can ignore them for this case.
- Click on Apply to start the cloning process.
Download from MinitTool Home Page (Look for MiniTool Partition Wizard free download).
I hope these tools were easy to use, and you found the one that works for you.
