USBImager Overview
This small utility is designed to write compressed disk images to USB drives. The tool can come in handy for creating backups while accounting for free space simultaneously.
The tool is built to avoid overwriting of disks and can make synchronized writes. Users can easily verify the claims by comparing the disk to the image.
Moreover, when attempting to create an image from a device, the format is usbimager-(date)T(time).dd, where the date and time correspond to the timestamp when the file is generated. By checking the Compress options, the file gets an addition suffix – ZST – and the image is compressed using ZStandard.
Features of USBImager
No privacy concerns nor advertisements like with etch*r, fully GDPR compatible
Minimalist, multilingual, native interface on all platforms
Tries to be bullet-proof and avoids overwriting of the system disk
Makes synchronized writes, that is, all data is on disk when the progressbar reaches 100?n verify writing by comparing the disk to the image
Can read raw disk images: .img, .bin, .raw, .iso, .dd, etc.
Can read compressed images on-the-fly: .gz, .bz2, .xz, .zst
Can read archives on-the-fly: .zip (PKZIP and ZIP64) *
System Requirements and Technical Details
Supported OS: Windows 7/8/10
Processor: Pentium IV or higher
RAM: 1 GB RAM (2 GB recommended)
Free Hard Disk Space: 200 MB or more