# File Finding ERROR (Please Help) **URL:** \ **Category:** balenaEtcher\ **Tags:** sdcard\ **Created:** [March 19, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164 "2020-03-19T17:19:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Nolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aeb1de/32.png) [@Nolan](https://forums.balena.io/u/Nolan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 5:19pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/1 "2020-03-19T17:19:34Z")
I’m trying to etch a os image file on to a micro sd card to run kali linux with a specific display The file i need to flash isn’t recognized as an os image Whenever i click to select a file it does not show but other os images do If someone could help that would be great thanks ---
**Author:** ![alanb128](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/alanb128/32/2839_2.png) [@alanb128](https://forums.balena.io/u/alanb128)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/2 "2020-03-19T17:51:16Z")
Hello, is this a publicly available OS image file you are trying to flash (if so, please provide the link) or one you have built yourself? ---
**Author:** ![Nolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aeb1de/32.png) [@Nolan](https://forums.balena.io/u/Nolan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/3 "2020-03-19T17:56:07Z")
its public here it is… here is the main site [http://www.lcdwiki.com/4inch\_HDMI\_Display-C](http://www.lcdwiki.com/4inch_HDMI_Display-C) here is the file download site [https://mega.nz/#!WGwREAiJ!RosCxv7UYDz1N1Z1UiuO9OxXTkxK360-Cufn1yOMM7k](https://mega.nz/#!WGwREAiJ!RosCxv7UYDz1N1Z1UiuO9OxXTkxK360-Cufn1yOMM7k) thanks for the help ---
**Author:** ![alanb128](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/alanb128/32/2839_2.png) [@alanb128](https://forums.balena.io/u/alanb128)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:17pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/4 "2020-03-19T18:17:58Z")
It looks like that download link is for a .7z file, did you try using an unzipping program such as 7zip to unzip it into an .img file before trying select it in Etcher? ---
**Author:** ![Nolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aeb1de/32.png) [@Nolan](https://forums.balena.io/u/Nolan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:28pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/5 "2020-03-19T18:28:11Z")
No i haven’t do you think that would work? ---
**Author:** ![alanb128](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/alanb128/32/2839_2.png) [@alanb128](https://forums.balena.io/u/alanb128)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/6 "2020-03-19T18:31:06Z")
I just tried it and it worked for me. Let us know if it does not work for you. ---
**Author:** ![Nolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aeb1de/32.png) [@Nolan](https://forums.balena.io/u/Nolan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:45pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/7 "2020-03-19T18:45:12Z")
trying that now what software and function did you do to do it just so i can make sure i did it right ---
**Author:** ![alanb128](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/balena/user_avatar/forums.balena.io/alanb128/32/2839_2.png) [@alanb128](https://forums.balena.io/u/alanb128)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 6:56pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/8 "2020-03-19T18:56:09Z")
I downloaded and installed 7-Zip ([https://www.7-zip.org/](https://www.7-zip.org/)) then right clicked on the downloaded OS file and selected 7-Zip \> Extract Here. That generates an img file in the same folder that you should be able to burn with Etcher. (This is using Windows 10 but should be similar in other OSs) ---
**Author:** ![Nolan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/aeb1de/32.png) [@Nolan](https://forums.balena.io/u/Nolan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.balena.io/t/file-finding-error-please-help/82164/11 "2020-03-19T19:32:43Z")
thanks for the help 🙂