These instructions will demonstrate how to use a Mac to make a copy (image) of a microSD card with a working copy of Raspberry Pi software installed, and how to copy (flash) the image onto a new SD card, then install it in a Pi and (very important for wireless Pis) give the Pi a new hostname. Since it can take a while to install the Raspberry Pi OS, then perform configurations and installations for things like Wi-Fi networking, the update and upgrade of Pi software, installation of CircuitPython, and more, it can be useful to make a backup copy (called an image) of a working microSD card so that you can simply flash this backup copy onto a new SD card, then put this card into a new Pi and change its hostname. The better solution is to use ApplePiBaker, which you can find at For some reason Disk Utility now copies very fast, but the image created cannot restore into a working sd card. Some of these programs-like ImgBurn-do include junkware in their installers if you get them from elsewhere.Updates for the latest macOS & Disk Utility seem to have rendered the procedures below unworkable. Just be sure to download them through Ninite. On the ISO front, Ninite includes tools like InfraRecorder, ImgBurn, and CDBurnerXP. There are lots of tools that can do this, but you need to be careful because many of them are packed with junkware.Īs always, we recommend Ninite as a safe place to grab tools of all sorts. To actually create an ISO file from your own physical disc, you’ll need a third-party program. RELATED: Defend Your Windows PC From Junkware: 5 Lines of Defense Windows doesn’t have a built-in way to create ISO files, although modern versions of Windows- Windows 8, 8.1, and 10-can all natively mount ISO files without any additional software.
RELATED: How to Use CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs on a Computer Without a Disc Drive Windows ISO files are also great for things like providing a disc to a virtual machine program, or just saving a copy of a disc so that you can recreate it in the future if you need to. Although, you should note that some DRM copy protection schemes won’t work with ISO files, unless you jump through additional hoops. ISO files are particularly useful if you want to use old game or software discs on a modern computer that doesn’t have a disc drive.
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