Ventoy iso bootloader EASY installs from usb for any iso os file

sdowney717 · 16 Dec 2021

Matthew Wai said:

Do you I should email the developer, telling him that "MiniTool Partition Wizard" does not work in normal mode?

Sure, he will try to reproduce and fix that if he has time.

Matthew Wai · 16 Dec 2021

Who is he? longpanda? If so, I can write to him in Chinese.

ventoy(longpanda) - Giters

sdowney717 · 17 Dec 2021

Matthew Wai said:

Who is he? longpanda? If so, I can write to him in Chinese.
ventoy(longpanda) - Giters

Yes longpanda, he knows english very well. My issue was simply a version of linux Mint did not work with ventoy.

here was his return email to me,

admin@ventoy.net <admin@ventoy.net>Wed, Jan 6, 8:22 AM to me

Hi,I have fixed it, please test with Ventoy-1.0.32

Best Regards!-------------------------------------------------------------------------------longpanda

admin@ventoy.nethttps://www.ventoy.net

Matthew Wai · 17 Dec 2021

sdowney717 said:

admin@ventoy.net

I just sent the following message to him:

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Dear Longpanda,

pwfree91-x64.iso

The above "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.1" works in Memdisk mode but not in normal mode. Would you consider it a problem that needs to be fixed?
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Matthew Wai · 25 Dec 2021

sdowney717 said:

Sure, he will try to reproduce and fix that if he has time.

He fixed the problem three days after I emailed him. "MiniTool Partition Wizard Free 9.1" works in normal mode in the latest version: 1.0.63

steve108 · 10 Jan 2022

This may be useful for anyone who's new to Ventoy like me:

And https://www.makeuseof.com/ventoy-create-multiboot-usb/

Matthew Wai · 11 Jan 2022

Ventoy creates an exFAT partition, which will contain ISO files (as well as personal files). The default cluster size set by Ventoy is 128 KB. In case a user does not want 128 KB, they may run the following DiskPart command to reformat the partition before use:

Format quick FS=exFAT unit=16k label="Ventoy"

The above command will set the cluster size to 16 KB.

steve108 · 11 Jan 2022

Matthew Wai said:

Ventoy creates an exFAT partition, which will contain ISO files (as well as personal files). The default cluster size set by Ventoy is 128 KB. In case a user does not want 128 KB, they may run the following DiskPart command to reformat the partition before use:

Format quick FS=exFAT unit=16k label="Ventoy"

The above command will set the cluster size to 16 KB.

From What Is the Best Allocation Unit Size for exFAT & How to Reset It

"What Allocation Unit Size Should I Use for exFAT?"

"So we get this conclusion: if the size of the files you want to store on the drive is large, then a large cluster size is recommended, which will increase the data read-write speed. If you plan to store lots of small files, it is advisable to set a small cluster size, which can improve the disk space utilization."

Since the primary use of this partition is to hold large image files, what is a reasonable scenario where one would want to make the cluster size smaller than 128KB?

Matthew Wai · 11 Jan 2022

steve108 said:

Since the primary use of this partition is to hold large image files, what is a reasonable scenario where one would want to make the cluster size smaller than 128KB?

One may want to put small-sized personal files on the partition. BTW, congratulations on your second medal!

Matthew Wai · 11 Jan 2022

If a user wants to put personal files onto the exFAT partition, they may consider creating a folder named "ISO" on the partition and put all ISO files into the "ISO" folder. Then, create another folder named "Ventoy" and put the attached "Ventoy.json" file into the "Ventoy" folder. Then, Ventoy will search only the "ISO" folder for ISO files.