# Create bootable usb

Balena Etcher, is a popular application used for flashing operating system images to storage media, such as USB drives and SD cards. It is widely used for its user-friendly interface and reliability. It ensures that you do not accidentally write to your hard drives and helps in creating a reliable bootable USB.

• The first step is to download balena etcher from their official website
• The next step is to launch Etcher.
• Now, select the ISO image of Oshin OS that you have downloaded.
• Moving on, insert the USB and carefully select it.
• Now, click on flash and wait for the application to finish. Have a cup of coffee while you wait ☕
• This will create a bootable USB of Oshin OS, that you can use to boot and install Oshin on your desired system.

According to the official website, Rufus is a utility tool, that helps in creating and formatting bootable USB flash drives. It offers many more advanced options to the user to format their USBs. To create a bootable USB using rufus, select the Oshin OS ISO that you downloaded, then select the USB stick that you want to format and hit START. This should create the bootable USB that you can utilize to install or try Oshin OS.