To Re-format a Flash Drive

On a Windows Computer -

• CAUTION: THIS ERASES EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVE!
• Plug the drive into a USB port and wait for it to show up in My Computer
• Right-click on the drive and select Format
• Click Start and wait a few seconds for it to finish

On a Macintosh Computer -

• CAUTION: THIS ERASES EVERYTHING ON THE DRIVE!
• Plug the drive into a USB port and wait for it to show up on the desktop
• Launch Disk Utility (Hard drive / Applications / Utilities / Disk Utility)
• Select the Flash Drive from the list.
• Click on the Erase tab and select format. If you wish it to be available cross-platform, select 'MS-DOS File System' and click Erase

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