One of the convenient features in early versions of Windows (yes, Windows) was the ability to easily create an MS-DOS boot disk out of any floppy disk, which could then be used to troubleshoot ...

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It's easy to make boot disks on old Macs for older hardware, but as the years have gone on, it's gotten a little more difficult. Here's how to make classic Mac OS 9 and early Mac OS X boot media ...

This post will show you how to create or make a bootable USB Drive using CMD on Windows 11/10. Creating one using the command-line is easy.

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In Windows 11/10, you can create, use, attach, and manipulate Virtual Hard Disk Files (VHD) as though they are real hard disks. Learn how to do it in this guide.

Make your own rescue drive If you already have an anti-virus or Internet security program installed on your computer, you most likely have a way to create your own rescue disk or flash drive for free.