Etcher: The Writer Process Ended Unexpectedly - Etcher

[cavalier666-uk]

get error - the writer process ended unexpectedly, when clicking write, windows 10 and ntfs 8gb pen drive, also same when run as administrator

tried latest version installed and portable, both do the same

windows 10 X64
recalbox.img - file

• Etcher version:
• Operating system and architecture:
• Image flashed:
• Do you see any meaningful error information in the DevTools?

[jhermsmeier]

@cavalier666-uk is there any place we can obtain the image in question? Would like to give it a run & see if we can reproduce this.

[lurch]

@jhermsmeier I'd guess it's one of these? https://archive.recalbox.com/

[cavalier666-uk]

Hi yes that's the image. The pc x64 version

[l4gu5]

I had the same issue regarding NOOBS and Raspbian stretch image.
I removed the new version of etcher and installed the old 1.2.1 version and it works fine again, I hope that helps. My system is a Windows 10 64 bit

[cavalier666-uk]

thanks @l4gu5 will give that a go see if it works

[cavalier666-uk]

thanks again, confirmed working fine on 1.2.1

[lurch]

Labelling this as a bug, as it appears to be a regression from v1.2.1

[emon0509]

Please help me to find the 1.2.1 version or explain how to fix this issue

[lurch]

Older releases of Etcher can be found at https://github.com/resin-io/etcher/releases

[jhermsmeier]

@l4gu5 NOOBS cannot be flashed with Etcher, NOOBS is not a disk image, and needs a different installation procedure as described in https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/noobs.md

[kphillipsjr1101]

Can confirm that this bug also occurs with the ubuntu-18.04-desktop-amd64.iso on Windows 10 Pro 1803 using Etcher 1.4.4. Using 1.2.1 also produces errors regarding bluebird.js.

[famaia]

I also had this problem today burning the latest version of RETROPIE (retropie-4.4-rpi2_rpi3.img) with the latest version of Etcher-Portable-1.5.39-x64 on Windows 10 x64.

After downloading Etcher 1.2.1, I was able to write the IMG successfully.

[thundron]

@famaia closed in favor of this one https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2757 please write there the output you see in Etcher's console (see last comment)

[splatkin]

right-click zip file > properties > check "unblock". Worked for me after that

[MaXiNom1]

Getting the same error vr 1.5.51 mac OSX HighSierra

[Prajwal-Koirala]

same for me homeboy

[daton89]

Getting this error on Windows10 with 1.5.53

[Robert923]

Just had this issue - it was the Windows 10 Ransomware Protection.
Windows Security | Virus & threat protection | Ransomware protection (at the bottom)
Then you can either:

• temporarily disable Controlled folder access (easier) or
• click on "Allow an app through Controlled folder access", and then choose "Add an allowed app". I find choosing the recently blocked apps is easiest. Then just select balena-etcher (NOT the installer, that won't help).

I hope that helps,

Robert

[DominoX]

Etcher 1.5.6 is still giving this error first reported here last year. Win 10 Pro with latest updates (10.0.18362 Build 18362)

1.2.1 still works

The 'Ransomware protection' work-around listed by @Robert923 did not work for me. Neither of the 2 methods shown

[anw1986]

Running windows 7. Getting the same error. Copying/transferring Raspbian Buster Lite version. Any help would be appreciated

[Prajwal-Koirala]

uninstall and install the beta.

[CDeLeon94]

https://github.com/balena-io/etcher/issues/2833#issuecomment-511152047

sudo /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/MacOS/balenaEtcher

This worked for me

1.5.57
macOS Catalina Beta (19A573a)

[ReubenBTalbott]

#2833 (comment)

sudo /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/MacOS/balenaEtcher

This worked for me

1.5.57
macOS Catalina Beta (19A573a)

That won't work on windows since windows does not have sudo, and windows stores apps in a different location than a Mac.

[ChrisRiddell]

#2833 (comment)

sudo /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/MacOS/balenaEtcher

This worked for me

1.5.57
macOS Catalina Beta (19A573a)

Thanks that worked for me on macOS Catalina Beta (19A578c)

[balena-ci]

[karaxuna] This issue has attached support thread https://jel.ly.fish/#/support-thread~771cb130-bab1-4633-bb1a-46fe4d46ec42

[lcrostarosa]

Had same issue on catalina prod this command worked for me as well

    sudo /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/MacOS/balenaEtcher

[lurch]

@lcrostarosa For problems with Catalina, see #2833

[AlexandruBuhai]

#2833 (comment)

sudo /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/MacOS/balenaEtcher

This worked for me

1.5.57
macOS Catalina Beta (19A573a)

Thanks! This was helpful!

[mightym]

Assumed that its a permission issue. And

sudo /Applications/balenaEtcher.app/Contents/MacOS/balenaEtcher

worked. Thanks!

[Borewit]

I had the same issue on Windows 10.
Downgraded from v1.5.70 to v1.2.1 which allowed me to flash.

[Priyansu67]

I had the same issue and it was the controlled folder access which was blocking the etcher from acessing the image file. Just turn it of in settings will do the charm.

[sushah]

I had the same issue with portable version 1.5.79. Tried native windows installation - resulting in same error. Tried other versions, all with different errors. In the end, burned image with rufus and this worked without any issues.

[EmnaX]

I also ran into the same issue with 1.5.79. I'm running on macOS Catalina 10.15.3 (19D76). Running BalenaEtcher with sudo worked.

Edit: I'm a goof and read the version wrong. I was actually using 1.5.57 for my comment above. After updating to 1.5.79, I was able to burn the image correctly. Not sure if it matters, but I was trying to write the Home Assistant image for a Raspberry Pi. After selecting the image and sd card, I clicked "Flash" and a the popup shown below appeared. I typed in my user password and everything worked perfectly. My user account is an "Admin" account.

[lurch]

@EmnaX Your feedback may be useful on #3107 ?

[faaps]

Just had this issue - it was the Windows 10 Ransomware Protection.
Windows Security | Virus & threat protection | Ransomware protection (at the bottom)
Then you can either:

• temporarily disable Controlled folder access (easier) or
• click on "Allow an app through Controlled folder access", and then choose "Add an allowed app". I find choosing the recently blocked apps is easiest. Then just select balena-etcher (NOT the installer, that won't help).

I hope that helps,

Robert

Thanks a lot!, you save me!

[IIWare]

quit the app and reopen it, if it doesn't work then quit the app and run it as administrator, and I am sure I am the only one who wrote /issues/2020 lol the worst year

[longletian]

system version win10 2004, I've already used the administrator

[thundron]

@longletian please update to the latest version and retry. If it still doesn't work, check for an already open issue, this one is quite polluted with many other issues of old versions

[longletian]

thanks，The answer has been found

[stijojoseph]

Just had this issue - it was the Windows 10 Ransomware Protection.
Windows Security | Virus & threat protection | Ransomware protection (at the bottom)
Then you can either:

• temporarily disable Controlled folder access (easier) or
• click on "Allow an app through Controlled folder access", and then choose "Add an allowed app". I find choosing the recently blocked apps is easiest. Then just select balena-etcher (NOT the installer, that won't help).

I hope that helps,

Robert

u saved my 125mb etched download LOL thanks a lot