WinPE on Portable

[Silvermyst]

I'm trying to see if I can put windows PE into a 500GB portable hard drive instead of a USB.

I want to be able to run the PE and do the data backup directly from the bootable HD. I just can't seem to find a way to make it work. It works perfectly with a USB but sometimes clients have data that's up to 500+GB and I have to annoyingly stick a portable hard drive into another USB port.

Gandalf’s Windows 10PE or Hirens would be amazing in a portable 1TB hard drive or even 500GB.

Thoughts? ideas?

 

[Larry Sabo]

The IODD can operate in mixed mode (Optical drive+HDD), so that should meet the need.

 

[Silvermyst]

I use wintoUSB, the windows ISO USB creator, and even Rufus but its not ready the portables. Just the USB....

 

[Larry Sabo]

I use wintoUSB, the windows ISO USB creator, and even Rufus but its not ready the portables. Just the USB....

You just need to copy the ISO to the "_iso" directoy on the IODD while it's in HDD mode, then switch to mixed mode to boot the PE iso and recover the data to the HDD partition on the IODD. Do you have an IODD or Zalman?

 

[Silvermyst]

You just need to copy the ISO to the "_iso" directoy on the IODD while it's in HDD mode, then switch to mixed mode to boot the PE iso and recover the data to the HDD partition on the IODD. Do you have an IODD or Zalman?

No but im about to have it. lol

Thank you for the feedback Larry

 

[GTP]

As Larry mentioned an IODD makes it so easy. I have 2 partitions on my IODD, 1 for .iso's and the other for tools, utilities, and backup if needed.
I have WRT (Windows Repair Toolbox) with over 150 tools and utilities just a click away.
It really is simple and effective.

 

[Silvermyst]

This worked. Thank you!!
Now to add some portable tools to it.
Thanx guys

 

[GTP]

This worked. Thank you!!
Now to add some portable tools to it.
Thanx guys

Dont forget the two most important ones. WRT (Windows Repair Toolbox) and Fabs Autobackup.
Better still add Fabs to the custom tools list in WRT...