Parted Magic USB Installer writes Parted Magic to a USB flash drive from your Android phone or tablet. It is the same installer that comes with Parted Magic for Windows, macOS and Linux, built for Android.

Use it when the computer you need to fix will not start and your phone is the only other computer at hand.

WHAT YOU NEED

- The Parted Magic ISO, downloaded to your phone after you buy Parted Magic at partedmagic.com. The app does not download it for you.
- A USB flash drive of 4 GB or more. Everything on it will be erased.
- A phone or tablet that can use USB drives (USB OTG), and a USB-C flash drive or an adapter that fits your phone.

WHAT IT DOES

- Writes a stick that boots on older BIOS computers and on UEFI computers with Secure Boot turned on.
- Writes the Parted Magic ISO for PCs and the one for ARM computers. For an ARM ISO it says the stick starts UEFI computers only.
- Reads back every file and checks it before it tells you the stick is ready.
- Writes the partition table last. If you cancel or unplug the drive partway, the drive is left without a partition table, and you can run the installer again.
- Keeps the stick writable, so Parted Magic can save your session to it.
- Keeps writing with the screen off, and shows its progress in a notification.

HOW TO USE IT

1. Tap Choose and pick the Parted Magic ISO.
2. Plug in the USB drive and tap it in the list. Android asks whether to let the app use the drive.
3. Tap Install, then Erase and Install. Writing and checking take a few minutes.
4. When the app says Parted Magic is on the drive, unplug it and start the computer from it.

Parted Magic runs on 64-bit PCs and Intel Macs. Its ARM version runs on 64-bit ARM computers that start through UEFI, such as Snapdragon X laptops and ARM servers. Neither one starts on a Mac with Apple silicon or a Raspberry Pi.

PRIVACY

The app has no internet access. It reads the ISO you pick and writes the drive you pick. It collects nothing and sends nothing anywhere.

The source code is published at github.com/partedmagic/parted-magic-usb-installer.