On Fri 16 Oct 2026 at 06:28:20 (+0200), derlyne wrote [with run-on text replace by text from browser]:
> Make sure the USB stick is the destination, not the PC’s hard drive. > ---------------------------- > the source or destination is your thumb drive ? > dd if=/dev/sdX of=image.iso. > pv /dev/sdX > image.iso. > --------------------------- > [email protected] > For an end user like myself, > the important thing is to be sure > the source destination is your thumb drive > and not your disk when using these tools. > --------------------------- > [email protected] > What's a source destination? I don't think that answered my question, but what you've posted shows a file in the cwd being overwritten. As most people would be expected to have their cwd set to some directory on their hard drive, rather than a stick, don't the command lines contradict your first line above? Cheers, David.
