Formatting a USB Drive

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Issue/Question

How do I reformat my USB drive?

Resolution

Please click your Operating System below for instructions on reformatting your USB drive.

Windows

Click File Explorer.
Click the next to This PC.
Right-click the USB flash drive.
Click Format...
Select which file system to format the drive as.
Uncheck the Quick Format box.
Select Start.

macOS

Open the Applications folder.
Open the Utilities folder.
Open Disk Utility.
Select the drive you wish to format from the list.
Click Erase.
Select the options and format you want for the drive.
Click erase.

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Article ID: 703

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Mon 9/29/14 1:38 PM

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Wed 5/3/23 11:53 AM

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