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# Create a Recovery USB Flash Drive from a Portable USB Creator

Once you have created the **Portable USB Creator**, you can use it to create a bootable USB flash drive.

![Locate the Boot Utility ](https://3007061244-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRkQfx_2cLnNNBX1muO%2F-Me1i_8r49TOleo93zNg%2F-Me1zWvXm7NIM5JwCiCD%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=9247b8c3-c91a-4727-a329-5de82b7d58e0)

1\. Navigate to the folder where the **Portable USB Creator** is located.

2\. Open the **Deployment Package Folder** containing the **USB Creator** file.

3\. Double click the **USB Creator** file, and click **YES** to allow the app to make changes to your device.

4\. A **Target USB Drive** is selected by default, if more than one USB drive is connected, select the one you wish to use. 

![](https://3007061244-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRkQfx_2cLnNNBX1muO%2F-Me1i_8r49TOleo93zNg%2F-Me25T20TavRjcaTTvS4%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=c56343ae-7338-4d45-8f17-0b6fee8609a7)

{% hint style="warning" %}
Ensure that there is nothing that you want to keep on the USB drive before proceeding as it will be overwritten by this process.
{% endhint %}

5\. Click **START**.

6\. Confirm that you wish to continue and that you are aware that the USB drive will be formatted removing anything currently on it. 

![Copying Bootable Files to the USB](https://3007061244-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-MRkQfx_2cLnNNBX1muO%2F-Me1i_8r49TOleo93zNg%2F-Me25f7T5RuefO2U5srJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=2112a151-89ca-4360-8cc0-5c1324e3835b)

{% hint style="success" %}
The USB flash drive now contains the bootable files.
{% endhint %}