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title: "Is it possible to boot Blancco Erasure Software from a USB flash memory drive?"
canonical: "https://support.blancco.com/space/KB/11633259/Is%20it%20possible%20to%20boot%20Blancco%20Erasure%20Software%20from%20a%20USB%20flash%20memory%20drive%3F"
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| <span style="color: #003366">**Created date**</span> | <span style="color: #003366">**Updated date**</span> | <span style="color: #003366">**Affects version**</span> | <span style="color: #003366">**Fix version**</span> |
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| 2/16/2017<span style="color: #003366"> </span> | 2/13/2023<span style="color: #003366"> </span> |  |  |


<span style="color: #003366">Yes, this is possible. To be able to boot Blancco Erasure Software from USB media, you will require the following:</span>

<span style="color: #003366">1. Blancco Drive Eraser or Blancco Mobile Diagnostic and Eraser ISO image. This can be requested from our </span>[<span style="color: #003366">Technical Support</span>](https://servicedesk.blancco.com/servicedesk/customer/portal/6)<span style="color: #003366"> team or your sales account manager.</span>

<span style="color: #003366">2. </span>[<span style="color: #003366">Blancco USB Creator software</span>](https://go.docs.blancco.com/wiki/spaces/KB/pages/11633303)<span style="color: #003366"> for creating bootable USB media.</span>

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