How to solve Rufus ISO image extraction failure issue

Rufus is the best in the business when it comes to creating bootable USB drives. Just plug in your USB drive, browse for the ISO file, and click on the "Start" option to start the ISO extraction process, and that's it! But sometimes while Rufus is extracting an ISO file, it may stumble upon the error message "Error: ISO image extraction failed". You must close the error message and retry the entire process again.

Fix 1 – Check the USB device and ISO file

Please check the ISO file and USB device again before retrying the process.

1. Make sure the USB device is properly connected to your system. You can plug in the drive using the port on the back of the cabinet.

2. The ISO file may be damaged. You cannot perform an integrity check on an ISO file directly, try mounting the file from File Explorer and test whether you can view the files within it.

In this way, check whether it is feasible.

Fix 2 – Create a new ISO

If the existing ISO file is corrupted for any reason, you can use an extractor to extract the file and then recreate a new ISO to use in Rufus use it.

Step 1 – Extract ISO File

You can easily extract ISO files using WINRAR.

1. Open File Explorer and navigate to the ISO file.

2. Just right-click on the ISO file and click "Show more options".

3. Then, click "Extract here" to extract all the files in this folder.

Also, you can extract the contents of the ISO file to a folder of your choice. In this case, you must select "Extract files...".

4. After decompressing the file, look for the file named "Autorun" in the decompressed file list.

5. Select the file and delete it from the system.

After completing all of this, close File Explorer.

Step 2 – Download and Install ISO Creator

Now you can easily create a new ISO using the extracted files using Free ISO Creator.

1. First, download the Freeisocreator installation file.

After downloading the zip file, close the browser.

2. Now, just unzip the " freeisocreator_setup " file on your system.

3. Now, run the setup file on your system to install the application.

4. On the installer page, click "Next" to continue.

5. Click "Next" several times, and finally click "Install".

#6. The installation process should be completed within a few seconds. When finished, click "Done".

Step 3 – Use ISO Creator

You can create an ISO quickly with the free ISO Creator tool.

1. Press the Windows key and click on " Free ISO Creator" to access it.

Otherwise, you can also double-click the application icon on the desktop.

#2. Now, click on “Browse” and you can navigate to the folder containing the extracted ISO file.

#3. Navigate to the ISO file and select the folder containing the ISO contents.

4. Next, click "OK".

5. After selecting the folder, click "Save as".

#6. Now, select the location where you want to store the ISO file.

7. Give the ISO file an appropriate name and click "Save".

#8. After completing all this, click "Create" to start creating the ISO file.

This process may take a while. So, you have to be patient.

9. After creating the ISO file, click "Close".

Step 4 – Using this ISO

Now you can use Rufus to create a bootable drive.

1. Start Rufus.

2. Select the USB device from the device drop-down menu (if it is not selected automatically).

3. Then, click "Select".

4. Simply select the ISO file you just created and click "Open".

#5. Once you select the ISO file, you can also toggle various parameters in the "Format Options" section.

6. After that, click "Start".

That's it! This way, you can create a bootable USB drive without any issues.

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