# About the balenaEtcher category **URL:** \ **Category:** balenaEtcher\ **Created:** [October 17, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354 "2016-10-17T22:25:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![imrehg](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/imrehg/32/36_2.png) [@imrehg](https://forums.balena.io/u/imrehg)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2016, 10:25pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/1 "2016-10-17T22:25:35Z")
Flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, safely and easily with [Etcher](https://www.balena.io/etcher)! ---
**Author:** ![demson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@demson](https://forums.balena.io/u/demson)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/2 "2019-09-13T15:48:26Z")
trying to install Either Ether wont let me click FLASH button. I did first one select image, then target ---
**Author:** ![xginn8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/8baadc/32.png) [@xginn8](https://forums.balena.io/u/xginn8)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/3 "2019-09-13T15:52:27Z")
Hi @demson, and welcome to the balena forums! I have a few questions about your set up: what platform are you running balenaEtcher on (Windows, MacOS, Linux)? Additionally, what type of device are you trying to flash? Please let us know! ---
**Author:** ![demson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@demson](https://forums.balena.io/u/demson)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:55pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/4 "2019-09-13T15:55:27Z")
windows 10 sandisk ultra usb 3.0 ---
**Author:** ![xginn8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/8baadc/32.png) [@xginn8](https://forums.balena.io/u/xginn8)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 3:57pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/5 "2019-09-13T15:57:36Z")
What version of balenaEtcher are you running? Are there any errors visible in the console (you should be able open that by pressing ctrl+shift+i when running balenaEtcher). ---
**Author:** ![demson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@demson](https://forums.balena.io/u/demson)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:41pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/6 "2019-09-13T16:41:06Z")
u still here? I need help ---
**Author:** ![xginn8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/8baadc/32.png) [@xginn8](https://forums.balena.io/u/xginn8)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/7 "2019-09-13T16:44:09Z")
Hi again @demson, Perhaps you missed it, but I asked some followup questions in the message above your most recent message: [About the balenaEtcher category](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/5) ---
**Author:** ![demson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@demson](https://forums.balena.io/u/demson)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/8 "2019-09-13T16:50:24Z")
am using win 10 am trying to install etcher and am using sandisk ultra 3.0 usb devise. I select image, then target, and that’s it. wont let me hit flash. other times when I hit Target button, it says drive mountpoint contains image ---
**Author:** ![xginn8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/8baadc/32.png) [@xginn8](https://forums.balena.io/u/xginn8)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2019, 4:52pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/9 "2019-09-13T16:52:12Z")
> [@xginn8](#): > > What version of balenaEtcher are you running? Are there any errors visible in the console (you should be able open that by pressing ctrl+shift+i when running balenaEtcher). These are the questions I was referring to, sorry if that was unclear! ---
**Author:** ![Alexanderakalucky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Alexanderakalucky](https://forums.balena.io/u/Alexanderakalucky)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/11 "2020-12-20T15:26:01Z")
Hello, “balenaEtcher needs privileged access in order to flash disks.” What does it mean guys?) ---
**Author:** ![stanleyrollins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9de053/32.png) [@stanleyrollins](https://forums.balena.io/u/stanleyrollins)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/12 "2022-07-15T14:35:57Z")
windows ---
**Author:** ![therech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@therech](https://forums.balena.io/u/therech)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/13 "2023-01-04T22:46:04Z")
I’m having a similar issue, it tries to create the FLASH, but comes back with an error of “flash failed” OS: Windows 10 trying to create: Unubtu startup USB stick Errors I’m getting - Uncaught RangeError: Maximum call stack size exceeded It has done this to 2 USB sticks… and seems to make them unusable once I get the error… meaning that I can’t format the USB drive, Windows claims that the drive doesn’t exist. ---
**Author:** ![therech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@therech](https://forums.balena.io/u/therech)\ **Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/14 "2023-01-05T14:36:38Z")
I figured out answer on my own for anyone having this same issue… DON’T uses BalenaEtcher, instead use RUFUS (NO issues when using Rufus) > **[Rufus - The Official Website (Download, New Releases)](https://rufus.ie)** > > Rufus is a small application that creates bootable USB drives, which can then be used to install or run Microsoft Windows, Linux or DOS. In just a few minutes, and with very few clicks, Rufus can help you run a new Operating System on your... ---
**Author:** ![Yaling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ccd318/32.png) [@Yaling](https://forums.balena.io/u/Yaling)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2024, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/about-the-balenaetcher-category/354/15 "2024-05-10T12:47:09Z")
How to run the Etcher? It seems just open, no run button.