Description
RMPrepUSB offers a wide range of features for creating and managing bootable USB drives. Here are the main characteristics and capabilities of the software:
Main Features:
- Creation of multiboot drives: Allows you to create USB drives with multiple operating systems or tools, facilitating the creation of customized bootable media.
- Support for MBR and GPT partitions: The software supports MBR partitions on drives less than 2 TB and basic support for GPT drives or those over 2 TB.
- Creation and restoration of images: You can create images of USB drives and restore them later, facilitating maintenance and recovery.
- Installation of bootloaders: Allows you to install grub4dos and SysLinux, as well as create bootable drives for various operating systems, including Linux and Windows.
- Testing and diagnosing drives: Includes performance tests to measure the read and write speeds of USB drives and tools to detect counterfeit or defective drives.
- Support for file systems: Allows you to format USB drives with file systems such as FAT16, FAT32, and NTFS, and also offers the option to create Ext2 file systems for persistent Linux systems.
- Boot emulation with QEMU: You can test the booting of your USB drive directly in the software, without needing to reboot the system, using a 32-bit CPU emulator.
- Cleaning and recovery tools: Includes options to completely wipe a USB drive, clean the MBR, and recover specific sectors or images.
Differentials:
- Security and compatibility: RMPrepUSB was designed to minimize the risk of accidentally formatting important disks by limiting the display of disks over 128GB by default.
- Fast and efficient: Offers quick and optimized formatting to enhance write speeds, in addition to being flexible enough to install different bootloaders.
- Ease of use: Despite being a powerful tool, RMPrepUSB allows even beginners to create multiboot drives easily, with the option to automate various settings.
Other features:
- Creation of ISO images from bootable drives.
- Tools for modifying the MBR and the disk’s boot record.
- Support for scripts and process automation with RMPartUSB.
RMPrepUSB is an excellent software option for advanced users and technicians who need complete control over their USB drives and operating systems.