Flash Failed with Balena Etcher

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Hello All,
I have used Balena Etcher a few times and really haven’t had a lot of issues.

However, I am using it today and every USB drive I use they are all reported as Failed. Then when I try to reformat the flash drive to start over, Windows doesn’t recognize it.

I am running Windows 10 and Etcher version 1.18.11. This appears to be the most up to version of Etcher from what I see.

Etcher Failed:
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Logs from Etcher on Failure:
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Etcher Version:
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For anyone reading this. I opted to download the zip file first. My application was working directly with Balena Cloud so it was providing the image file via the browser. When I chose the downloaded file then it reported that my flash drive was too small for my image.

The USB drives I was using and failed are not exactly recognizable by my Windows laptop anymore. But I brought them to a different PC and they work still. Very odd but for my situation, my issue is resolved.

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Great to hear that you were able to resolve the issue! It’s always frustrating when unexpected technical hurdles arise.

The issue with the USB drives becoming unrecognizable on your Windows laptop could be due to a variety of factors, such as driver conflicts, hardware incompatibilities, or even minor software glitches. It’s a good thing you were able to troubleshoot and find a working solution.

For future reference, it might be helpful to consider:

  • USB Drive Compatibility: Ensure that the USB drives you use are compatible with your system and the specific requirements of the Balena Cloud application.
  • Image Size Verification: Double-check the image size before downloading to make sure it will fit on your USB drive.
  • Backup and Troubleshooting: Always create backups of important data before making significant changes or attempting to flash images to devices.