Tails - Replacing balenaEtcher with Rufus as installer for Windows
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I am shocked by this - the quote in below is very concerning:

“However, in 2024, the situation changed: balenaEtcher started sharing the file name of the image and the model of the USB stick with the Balena company and possibly with third parties.”

Can’t see myself using this software anymore…

  • CarbonBasedNPU@lemm.eeEnglish
    43·
    3 days ago

    My luck with Ventoy has been very poor. The isos will work a few times and then something breaks and I need to re download all my isos and format and try again.

    • Xanza@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      3 days ago

      That’s… Interesting. I’ve been using Ventoy professionally for like… 2-3 years now and I’ve not once had an issue with daily use. Unironically like 2500-3000 uses without issue.

    • Telorand@reddthat.com
      3·
      3 days ago

      This has been my experience as well. Some people love it, but I’m not gonna rely on it for critical backup or recovery tools (also, there’s that whole binary blob thing, besides).

      • ObsidianZed@lemmy.world
        5·
        3 days ago

        I have had no complaints about it, but with that said, I absolutely would not use it for any vital backup your recovery tools.

        It was fantastic however, to use to load up with handfuls of different live distro ISOs to play around with.