what iso's are a must for ultimate ventoy disk(and what size is recomended)?

hello guys i am wondering what are some must have iso’s for a ventoy drive? and what size ventoy drive would you recomend (i am considering buying a 512gb, 1tb or 2tb tranced 220s nvme)

Back story: So i recently started my own “business” in computer support and i need a drive to put ventoy on (its currently on a 32gb micro sd card) so i can easily have memtest, ultimatebootcd and some linux distro’s/windows install media and i am wondering if there would be any reason not to go with the cheapest per gb drive(2tb) as i could then also use it for some nice snappy file transfers. I am also looking to compile a list of iso’s to put on it. As i mentioned before i already have a few things but you guys probably have more suggestions for iso’s to put on a drive for repair\troubleshooting.

Thanks in advance for your advice on drive size and ISO recommendations.

dan,
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A build of WinPE, like Sergei Strelec’s one (easily found via Google). Essentially a small version of Windows you can boot into that has a bunch of tools.

axzxc1236,

netboot.xyz

You might not need it but it’s a very small image (3.5MB for multi-arch iso) so why not?

CoatGhost,

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    noja,

    Thank you very much for this list! I’m just now getting started in this kind of world. I was always a hobbyist but I’ve started doing a little IT on the side now and I love seeing peoples tools.

    eskuero,
    @eskuero@lemmy.fromshado.ws avatar

    It’s been a while since I last used but I still have supergrub on mine. Also Tails

    cow,
    @cow@lemmy.world avatar

    GParted live

    lyoko, (edited )

    Not really for ventoy but have you heard about medicat ? I have bookmarked it for sometime now but never had a chance to try.

    Edit: medicat also supports ventoy

    MON5TERMATT,

    Yeah medicat is based on ventoy. Ama. I wrote the site.

    plotting_homelab, (edited )

    Ama

    I am wondering is there any way i can add my own iso’s to a medicat drive? like is it just like the ventoy installer and can i than just use it as a preinstalled ventoy drive to put my own live iso/windows install media on it? or is it 1 drive only for medicat?

    (btw i disabled my add blocker when reading your message about the only way to keep the site running i like this kind of hey i noticed you are running an add blocker kind of message and just wanted to support with adds)

    Edit i found a typo on your site: medicatusb.com/docs/…/supported-drives/“We SRONGLY suggest” i think you meant STRONGLY

    lyoko,

    Yes you can. I add a window 11 iso to it as well

    wildbus8979,

    DBan is always useful.

    plotting_homelab,

    DBan

    this is exactly why i posted this. I learned some new tool :)

    FutileRecipe,

    this is exactly why i posted this. I learned some new tool

    Me, too. I’ve never tried Ventoy. I usually use Rufus or some other app.

    lps2,

    Is it still aimed primarily at HDDs or does it have SSD utilities now? As I understand it, most of its wiping methods are/we’re geared toward HDDs

    CoatGhost,

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    metaStatic,

    WTB: Used SSDs

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