Getting started

Yoink runs on Windows 10 or 11 and on macOS 12 or later. On Windows it asks for administrator rights, because reading a raw disk needs them.

1. Plug in the USB stick or SD card.
2. Open Yoink. The drive appears on the home screen with its size and file system.
3. Pick what you want: back the stick up to an image, wipe it, or make a Windows 11 installer (Windows only).
4. Read the screen before you confirm. A wipe asks you to type ERASE.

The same jobs exist in the yoink command that ships in the zip. The desktop app and the command use the same engine.

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