I have just had to install Acronis True Image 2018 to make a bootable
thumb drive so I can create/restore images. My two existing Acronis
thumbdrives decided to commit suicide together.

I really want a bootable iso to put on my Ventoy drive, any suggestions as
to how to create a (bootable) iso from a thumb drive? Zillions of hits for
the reverse and even when I find one that looks the right way round it
actually isn't - or I can't understand the instructions. I am looking for
a Rufus in reverse I think.

Thoughts appreciated.

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
There are 10 types of people in the world, those who do binary and those
who don't.

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On 20/12/2022 19:10, SH wrote:

On 20/12/2022 15:18, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have just had to install Acronis True Image 2018 to make a bootable
thumb drive so I can create/restore images. My two existing Acronis
thumbdrives decided to commit suicide together.

I really want a bootable iso to put on my Ventoy drive, any
suggestions as to how to create a (bootable) iso from a thumb drive?
Zillions of hits for the reverse and even when I find one that looks
the right way round it actually isn't - or I can't understand the
instructions. I am looking for a Rufus in reverse I think.

Thoughts appreciated.

what you need is an ISO creator or an IMG creator.

The Windows store has one or take a look here: https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/best-free-iso-creator.html

download acronis true image 2018 and install onto a CD or DVD. (It MAY
work on a USB stick for the next step)

Download ISO image creator from the Microsoft store or use a Linux version.

Create an ISO from selecting ALL files from said CD or DVD and give it a filename of TrueImage2018

Copy newly created ISO to your Ventoy

Then use newly created CD or DVD as a beer mat! :-)

and there is this:

https://www.imgburn.com/

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On 20/12/2022 15:18, Jeff Gaines wrote:

I have just had to install Acronis True Image 2018 to make a bootable
thumb drive so I can create/restore images. My two existing Acronis thumbdrives decided to commit suicide together.

I really want a bootable iso to put on my Ventoy drive, any suggestions
as to how to create a (bootable) iso from a thumb drive? Zillions of
hits for the reverse and even when I find one that looks the right way
round it actually isn't - or I can't understand the instructions. I am looking for a Rufus in reverse I think.

Thoughts appreciated.

what you need is an ISO creator or an IMG creator.

The Windows store has one or take a look here: https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmagic/best-free-iso-creator.html

download acronis true image 2018 and install onto a CD or DVD. (It MAY
work on a USB stick for the next step)

Download ISO image creator from the Microsoft store or use a Linux version.

Create an ISO from selecting ALL files from said CD or DVD and give it a filename of TrueImage2018

Copy newly created ISO to your Ventoy

Then use newly created CD or DVD as a beer mat! :-)

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On 20/12/2022 in message <tnt1he$1nc1$2@gioia.aioe.org> SH wrote:

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Then use newly created CD or DVD as a beer mat! :-)

and there is this:

https://www.imgburn.com/

I have got an 'img' file which Power ISO produced for me. I'll try that tomorrow and see if Ventoy will boot it.

Thank goodness for computers, what would I do without them :-)

--
Jeff Gaines Dorset UK
If you ever find something you like buy a lifetime supply because they
will stop making it

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On 20/12/2022 19:13, SH wrote:
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and there is this:

 https://www.imgburn.com/

You got there just before me, I've used that for years. ;-)

Cheers, T i m

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