Live USB (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Live USB" in English language version.

Last modified: 08:19:01, 22 September 2026 (UTC)

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1111web.archive.org

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22apple.com

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22pendrivelinux.com

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11cnet.com

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11ibm.com

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11howtogeek.com

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11plop.at

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11ubuntu.com

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11linuxmint.com

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11microsoft.com

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11lifehacker.com

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apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

support.apple.com

"USB Info and Benefits of Dual-Channel USB". Apple (published February 20, 2012). September 16, 2003. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2016. Bootable USB drives: A storage device such as a SuperDisk, Zip disk, or other USB storage drive can be used to hold a valid system folder and used at startup.
"Starting from an external USB storage device (Intel-based Macs)". Apple. March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

Singer, Michael (August 15, 2005). "IBM brains capture a PC's soul". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

howtogeek.com (Global: 8,729^th place; English: 6,329^th place)

Trevor (May 6, 2010). "Boot from a USB Drive Even If Your BIOS Won't Let You". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

ibm.com (Global: 1,369^th place; English: 968^th place)

www-128.ibm.com

Honeyford, Martyn (July 15, 2004). "Boot Linux from a FireWire device". IBM DeveloperWorks. IBM. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2016.

lifehacker.com (Global: 6,820^th place; English: 4,924^th place)

Gordon, Whitson (21 April 2014). "How to Run a Portable Version of Windows from a USB Drive". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

linuxmint.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

forums.linuxmint.com

"XFCE minimum install HD". Linux Mint Forums. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016. Live cd only write to the swap partition if your pc has one.
If it doesn't it'll only use your RAM.

microsoft.com (Global: 263^rd place; English: 259^th place)

docs.microsoft.com

nnamuhcs. "Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-15.

pendrivelinux.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Universal USB Installer - Bootable USB Software - UUI". PenDrive Linux. 2010-02-10. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
"YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator | Easily Boot from USB Windows". Pendrive Linux. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-17.

plop.at (Global: low place; English: low place)

"Plop Boot Manager". February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

ubuntu.com (Global: 3,845^th place; English: 4,505^th place)

help.ubuntu.com

knome (December 14, 2013). "MactelSupportTeam/EFI-Boot-Mactel". Ubuntu Community Help Wiki. Canonical Ltd. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

"USB Info and Benefits of Dual-Channel USB". Apple (published February 20, 2012). September 16, 2003. Archived from the original on May 12, 2013. Retrieved September 25, 2016. Bootable USB drives: A storage device such as a SuperDisk, Zip disk, or other USB storage drive can be used to hold a valid system folder and used at startup.
"Starting from an external USB storage device (Intel-based Macs)". Apple. March 22, 2016. Archived from the original on May 22, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
Singer, Michael (August 15, 2005). "IBM brains capture a PC's soul". CNET. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
Honeyford, Martyn (July 15, 2004). "Boot Linux from a FireWire device". IBM DeveloperWorks. IBM. Archived from the original on January 17, 2007. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
Trevor (May 6, 2010). "Boot from a USB Drive Even If Your BIOS Won't Let You". How-To Geek. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
"Plop Boot Manager". February 7, 2012. Archived from the original on February 8, 2012. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
knome (December 14, 2013). "MactelSupportTeam/EFI-Boot-Mactel". Ubuntu Community Help Wiki. Canonical Ltd. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.
"XFCE minimum install HD". Linux Mint Forums. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016. Live cd only write to the swap partition if your pc has one.
If it doesn't it'll only use your RAM.
"YUMI - Multiboot USB Creator | Easily Boot from USB Windows". Pendrive Linux. 13 March 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
nnamuhcs. "Create a Bootable USB Flash Drive". docs.microsoft.com. Archived from the original on 2018-09-16. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
Gordon, Whitson (21 April 2014). "How to Run a Portable Version of Windows from a USB Drive". Lifehacker. Gawker Media. Archived from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2016.

Live USB (English Wikipedia)

apple.com (Global: 70th place; English: 55th place)

support.apple.com

cnet.com (Global: 447th place; English: 345th place)

howtogeek.com (Global: 8,729th place; English: 6,329th place)

ibm.com (Global: 1,369th place; English: 968th place)

www-128.ibm.com

lifehacker.com (Global: 6,820th place; English: 4,924th place)

linuxmint.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

forums.linuxmint.com

microsoft.com (Global: 263rd place; English: 259th place)

docs.microsoft.com

pendrivelinux.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

plop.at (Global: low place; English: low place)

ubuntu.com (Global: 3,845th place; English: 4,505th place)

help.ubuntu.com

web.archive.org (Global: 1st place; English: 1st place)

apple.com (Global: 70^th place; English: 55^th place)

cnet.com (Global: 447^th place; English: 345^th place)

howtogeek.com (Global: 8,729^th place; English: 6,329^th place)

ibm.com (Global: 1,369^th place; English: 968^th place)

lifehacker.com (Global: 6,820^th place; English: 4,924^th place)

microsoft.com (Global: 263^rd place; English: 259^th place)

ubuntu.com (Global: 3,845^th place; English: 4,505^th place)

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)