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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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<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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Take note of the device name of your USB stick.
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Execute the following command to safely eject the USB stick. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">device</span> with the device name found in step 6.
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<p class="command-template">diskutil unmountDisk <span class="command-placeholder">device</span></p>
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Execute the following command to format the USB stick. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">device</span> with the device name found in step 6.
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<p class="command-template">sudo fdisk -iy <span class="command-placeholder">device</span></p>
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You can try to reset the USB stick again using <span class="application">Disk Utility</span> from the beginning of this page.
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