No, you cannot use an external hard drive to install the operating system directly.

F5F Stay Refreshed Software Operating Systems No, you cannot use an external hard drive to install the operating system directly.

Bexcharlie11
Junior Member

10-13-2025, 03:38 AM

You should be able to use the external hard drive. The USB flash drive only needs 8 GB of space, while the external hard drive has more available storage.

Bexcharlie11

10-13-2025, 03:38 AM #1

You should be able to use the external hard drive. The USB flash drive only needs 8 GB of space, while the external hard drive has more available storage.

FancyMushroom
Member

157

10-13-2025, 06:20 AM

You can also run an installation from a USB drive.

FancyMushroom

10-13-2025, 06:20 AM #2

You can also run an installation from a USB drive.

gavinom123
Member

191

10-13-2025, 01:22 PM

Ensure it becomes bootable either by creating a separate partition or formatting the entire drive.

gavinom123

10-13-2025, 01:22 PM #3

Ensure it becomes bootable either by creating a separate partition or formatting the entire drive.