DAEMON Tools Lite 10.8 brings new features to Bootable USB group. Now it's possible to Grab a USB or Format a USB with the help of our software!

If you need to save the copy of data that is currently on your device, Grab a USB feature will come in hand. Data will be saved as *.img file, and you can access it anytime you need. This feature goes hand in hand with the Raspberry Pi SD installation: you need to back up your card from time to time to save progress.

If you need to format the storage device, Format a USB will help you out.

Note, that starting with DAEMON Tools Lite 10.9 you can format USB in exFAT.

To Grab a USB, complete the following steps:

Grab of Format a USB

  1. Insert the USB device, choose it in DAEMON Tools Lite. If you don't see the device on device list, press Refresh.
  2. Choose Grab an image.
  3. Set the name and path for *.img file, or use the default name and path.
  4. Press Start and wait till the grabbing process is finished.

To Format a USB, you need to complete these steps:

Grab of Format a USB

  1. Insert the USB device, choose it in DAEMON Tools Lite. If you don't see the device on device list, press Refresh.
  2. Choose Format as a storage device.
  3. Choose the File system, set the Label if needed.
  4. Press Start and wait till the formatting process is finished.