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[[!meta title="Resetting a USB stick or SD card using macOS"]]

[[!meta title="Resetting a USB stick using macOS"]]

[[!inline pages="doc/reset.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]

<div class="caution">

<strong>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</strong> If at some
point you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.

</div>

Make sure that the USB stick that you want to reset is unplugged.

Start <span class="application">Disk Utility</span>.

A list of all the storage devices on the computer appears in the left pane
of the window.

Plug the USB stick that you want to reset.

A new device appears in the list of storage devices. This new device
corresponds to the USB stick that you plugged in. Click on it.

In the list of storage devices, verify that the device corresponds to the devUSB sticek that you want to reset, its brand, its size, etc.

In the list of storage devices, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to reset, its brand, its size, etc.

To reset the USB stick:

To reset the device, click on the a. If there is an <span class="guilabel">Erase</span> tab
in the right pane and, click on it and then click on the <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the bottom right.

a. If there is an <span class="guilabel">Erase</span> tab
in the right pane, click on it and then click on the <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the bottom right

In the confirmation dialog, click on the b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button to confirm.on the top middle, click on it.

b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the top middle, click on it.

In the confirmation dialog, click on the <span class="bold">Erase</span> button to confirm.

<div class="note">

<p>If the erase process fails, try [[!toggle id="format"
text="formatting the USB stick using the command line"]] first.</p>

[[!toggleable id="format" text="""

<span class="hide">[[!toggle id="format" text=""]]</span>

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