Can I use a bootable pen drive to store data other than Linux OS? I have this pen drive
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You can format it to `FAT32` and use it anywhere. – Archisman Panigrahi Sep 02 '21 at 12:12
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Yes you can, however if you refer to https://askubuntu.com/help/on-topic, you'll note only Ubuntu and official *flavors* of Ubuntu (https://ubuntu.com/download/flavours) are on-topic on this site. The on-topic link provides alternate SE sites for non-Ubuntu OSes. – guiverc Sep 02 '21 at 12:13
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You can use [Ventoy](https://ventoy.net) – lucki1000 Sep 02 '21 at 12:14
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2@lucki1000 Ventoy used exFAT. Older versions of Ubuntu need an add on to use exFAT. – C.S.Cameron Sep 05 '21 at 02:11
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Ubuntu is a Linux OS. – C.S.Cameron Sep 05 '21 at 02:21
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Ventoy can also use NTFS and Ext4, my private stick used ext4 and my office stick uses NTFS to access it under windows. @C.S.Cameron – lucki1000 Sep 05 '21 at 12:50
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Different bootable USB drives
Maybe the most convenient way to get what you want is
- a persistent live drive or
- an installed system in a USB drive (installed like into an internal drive, but in this case to a pendrive).
You can also have a live-only drive with part of the drive for storage.
Edit: The Sandisk Cruzer Blade series are reliable but slow USB pendrives. I would not recommend an installed system, but rather a persistent live or live-only system with a partition for data storage on that kind of drive. I would also recommend an Ubuntu flavour with a light desktop environment (Lubuntu, Ubuntu MATE or Xubuntu).
See these links:
About file systems
About bootable external drives
- How is it easier to make a persistent live drive with Ubuntu 19.10?
- How do I install Ubuntu to a USB key? (without using Startup Disk Creator)
- How to Create a Full Install of Ubuntu 20.04 to USB Device Step by Step
- Installation/UEFI-and-BIOS
- Installation/FromUSBStick
- How to install applications in ubuntu while using live persistance usb?
- Live USB with persistence vs full install on USB?
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@DashingDojo, I'm sorry, I live in Sweden, and don't know the Indian market. Let us hope that somebody, who knows the market will chip in and help you. You can also ask in the [Ubuntu Forum for hardware](https://ubuntuforums.org/forumdisplay.php?f=332). – sudodus Sep 07 '21 at 11:14