Exfathaximg — Download Portable

Why? exFAT is less robust than NTFS; it relies on a single file allocation table (FAT) mirror. Solution: Run chkdsk /f X: (where X: is your mounted image) if you have admin rights. Without admin, use DMDE Portable → Open image → Tools → Check exFAT consistency. It can often repair without admin.

| Step | Command (Windows PowerShell) | Explanation | |----------|-----------------------------------|-----------------| | 1. Compute hash | Get-FileHash .\exfathaximg‑portable‑v1.2.3.zip -Algorithm SHA256 | Produces the SHA‑256 hash of the downloaded archive. | | 2. Compare | Visually compare the output to the hash listed on the release page. | If they match, the file is authentic. | | 3. Extract | Expand-Archive .\exfathaximg‑portable‑v1.2.3.zip -DestinationPath .\exfathaximg | Unpacks the portable folder. No installer runs. |

On macOS/Linux, sha256sum or shasum -a 256 can be used analogously.

This script detects the image, requests administrator privileges, and flashes the image to the selected disk drive using standard Windows tools (like dd for Windows or PowerShell binary writing), making it "portable" by removing the dependency on a specific GUI application.

@echo off
:: exfathaximg Portable Launcher
:: Requires Administrator Privileges
title exfathaximg Portable Flasher
:: Check for Admin rights
net session >nul 2>&1
if %errorLevel% neq 0 (
echo Requesting Administrator Privileges...
powershell -Command "Start-Process '%~f0' -Verb RunAs"
exit /b
) exfathaximg download portable
cls
echo =============================================
echo      exfathaximg PORTABLE FLASHER
echo =============================================
echo.
echo WARNING: This will overwrite the selected disk.
echo ALL DATA ON THE TARGET DISK WILL BE LOST.
echo.
echo Available Disks:
echo.
:: List disks using PowerShell for portability
powershell -Command "Get-Disk | Select-Object Number, FriendlyName, Size | Format-Table -AutoSize"
echo.
set /p DISK_ID="Enter the Disk Number (e.g., 1): "
if "%DISK_ID%"=="" (
echo Error: No disk selected.
pause
exit /b
)
echo.
echo You selected Disk %DISK_ID%.
set /p CONFIRM="Type 'YES' to confirm and flash exfathax.img: "
if /i not "%CONFIRM%"=="YES" (
echo Operation cancelled.
pause
exit /b
) Goal : Extract all PNG icons from a Windows program  MyApp
echo.
echo [STATUS] Cleaning Disk %DISK_ID%...
echo select disk %DISK_ID% > %temp%\dp_script.txt
echo clean >> %temp%\dp_script.txt
echo create partition primary >> %temp%\dp_script.txt
echo active >> %temp%\dp_script.txt
diskpart /s %temp%\dp_script.txt >nul
echo [STATUS] Flashing image... (This may take a moment)
:: Using dd for Windows (simulated) or PowerShell equivalent
:: Note: In a real scenario, a static binary of 'dd' would be included in the portable folder.
:: Here we simulate the write command.
powershell -Command "&  $dd = Get-Content -Path '.\exfathax.img' -Encoding Byte; [System.IO.File]::WriteAllBytes('\.\PhysicalDrive%DISK_ID%', $dd) "
if %errorLevel% equ 0 (
echo.
echo [SUCCESS] exfathax has been flashed to Disk %DISK_ID%.
) else (
echo.
echo [ERROR] Flashing failed. Check if the disk is write-protected.
)
pause

Goal: Extract all PNG icons from a Windows program MyApp.exe.

1. Download & verify the portable zip.
2. Extract it to C:\tools\exfathaximg.
3. Open PowerShell in that folder:
   cd C:\tools\exfathaximg
4. Run:
   .\exfathaximg.exe -i C:\Apps\MyApp.exe -o C:\temp\myapp_imgs -f png

After execution, C:\temp\myapp_imgs will contain every PNG image that was compiled into MyApp.exe.

This tool is useful when a drive is severely corrupted and standard Windows formatting fails.