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Read & Write OS Images
Operating system images are similar but different from zipped files. Similar because contents are “compressed” but different because an image cannot be extracted like a zip file.
It is worth mentioning that sometimes images can come in zip format. The reason for that is to compress the image even further and have a lighter file.
Read Images
Win32 Disk Imager is strictly for Windows operating system.
- Download Win32 Disk Imager
- Install Win32 Disk Imager
- Open Win32 Disk Imager
- Write the Image file destination path (blue folder to browse)
- Make sure file name ends with “.img”
- Image will be stored in the folder location specified with the file name given
- Example:
C:\Users\gitluis\Desktop\your-image-file-name.img
- Select the Device (micro SD drive)
- Click on Read
- Done
Write Custom Images
- Format your micro SD card (how-to)
- Download Raspberry Pi Imager
- Install Raspberry Pi Imager in your computer
- Open Raspberry Pi Imager
- Click on
Choose OS

- Select
Use custom

- Navigate to your
image.img
file and open it (images supported: *.img, *.zip, *.gz, *.xz)

- Click on
Choose SD Card

- Select your micro SD card

- Click on
Write

- The image will start being written to the micro SD card and verify its contents
- Wait until it finish
- Done