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<p><b>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>
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To reset the USB stick:
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In the **Erase** dialog, if you want the USB stick to also work on Windows and Linux, specify:
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**Format**: **MS-DOS (FAT)**
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**Scheme**: **Master Boot Record**
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Click **Erase**.
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<p>If the erase process fails, try [[!toggle id="format"
text="formatting the USB stick using the command line"]] first.</p>
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[[!toggleable id="format" text="""
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<span class="hide">[[!toggle id="format" text=""]]</span>
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<!-- Note for translators: This section is very similar to /install/inc/steps/install_etcher_in_mac.inline. -->
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Open the **Terminal** utility from **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**.
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Execute the following command.
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It returns a list of the storage devices on the system. For example:
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/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS MacDrive 250.0 GB disk0s2
3: EFI 134.1 GB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 115.5 GB disk0s4
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Execute again the same command.
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Your USB stick appears as a new device in the list. Check
that its size corresponds to the size of your USB stick.
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/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *8.0 GB disk1
1: Apple_HFS Untitled 1 8.0 GB disk1s1
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Take note of the device name of your USB stick.
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In this example, the USB stick is 8.0 GB and its device name is <span class="command-placeholder">/dev/disk1</span>.
Yours might be different.
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<div class="caution">
<p>If you are unsure about the device name, you should stop proceeding or
<strong>you risk overwriting any hard disk on the system</strong>.</p>
</div>
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