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# Virtual USB Pendrive
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https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/virtual-pendrive-on-vm.114143/
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## Create virtual USB drive (replace <size> with required size in GB)
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dd bs=1G count=8 if=/dev/zero of=/tmp/usb0.img
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## Attach drive to VM in Proxmox
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*Use "Monitor" inside the VM menu in Proxmox GUI to do this.*
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`drive_add 0 file=/root/usb16.img,if=none,id=drive-usb0,format=raw,cache=none`
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`device_add usb-storage,id=drive-usb0,drive=drive-usb0,removable=on`
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## Boot from the virtual USB pendrive
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To boot from the virtual pendrive, first attach it as described above then during VM boot press the key to enter Proxmox VM boot menu. From here just select the virtual USB pendrive to boot from.
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## Remove the virtual USB pendrive when no longer needed
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`device_del drive-usb0`
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