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Install a new OS to SD and USB media

MicroSD cards are fickle little things. One moment they’re fine, the next they no longer work. Backing up your SD cards and keeping up to date with the latest releases is an essential part of the Raspberry Pi experience. In this tutorial we shall take a look at two graphical tools that can be used to create new SD cards, a terminal tool that offers the same but for more advanced users, and look at how you can back up your Raspberry Pi OS image to share with friends and colleagues. We also examine how it’s possible to copy our Raspberry Pi OS install to an SSD for use with a Raspberry Pi 4 for a speedy Raspberry Pi experience. All

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