# Can emuelec boot through usb hdd or ssd

**URL:** <https://emuelec.discourse.group/t/can-emuelec-boot-through-usb-hdd-or-ssd/768>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [January 4, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://emuelec.discourse.group/t/can-emuelec-boot-through-usb-hdd-or-ssd/768 "2022-01-04T06:20:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Cazmiester](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8edcca/32.png) [@Cazmiester](https://emuelec.discourse.group/u/Cazmiester)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2022, 6:20am UTC](https://emuelec.discourse.group/t/can-emuelec-boot-through-usb-hdd-or-ssd/768/1 "2022-01-04T06:20:39Z")

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Do i need to use micro sd to use emuelec

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**Author:** ![Hozerino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Hozerino](https://emuelec.discourse.group/u/Hozerino)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 1:02am UTC](https://emuelec.discourse.group/t/can-emuelec-boot-through-usb-hdd-or-ssd/768/2 "2022-11-07T01:02:34Z")

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You can totally boot it by USB, your device just needs to identify it as a bootable device. I tested EmuELEC installation by installing it to a flash drive and made my TV Box boot from it.