Copying boot usb to partition drive...??

[Blackadam1518]

I was wondering if it is possible to copy the "usb boot drive" onto a partition on a hd in-case at 1 point in the distant future i need to re-install an OS and i can't find my usb or want to make and use a partition later to use a diff OS?  If it is possible how would i go about doing that??


(The USB has PClinuxOS, Ubuntu, Puppy, Arch-linux, and Mint) I don't know if it makes a diff which OS i would installing

[Just17]

"usb boot drive"

I am unsure what you mean by this.

You could make an image of the USB drive and store it on a HDD and later 'burn' it to another USB drive.

It is usually easy to put bootable Live distros on a HDD partition and arrange for them to be listed in the boot manager ....  if that is what you mean.

Just not sure exactly what you want to do .......

[agmg]

I'm sure he means something like a recovery partition (like most Windows laptops have) that will be bootable and able to restore the system in case of a failure.

[Just17]

I'm sure he means something like a recovery partition (like most Windows laptops have) that will be bootable and able to restore the system in case of a failure.

If it is an emergency boot OS that is in mind then that is quite simple to achieve.
A live PCLOS can be placed on any partition (not Swap ) and booted from the Grub menu at any time.
This can be done with a remastered PCLOS also which allows for the inclusion of all one might require.
Persistence can be added if required.

A better explanation of what would be expected of the set up would allow for a better determination of the right set up.