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<p><b>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>

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

<p>If at some point you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button 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 **Erase** dialog, if you want the USB stick to also work on Windows and Linux, specify:

**Format**: **MS-DOS (FAT)**

**Scheme**: **Master Boot Record**

Click **Erase**.

FormatResetting a USB stick using the command line

Resetting a USB stick using the command line

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Open the **Terminal** utility from **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**.

Execute the following command:.

Execute the following command.

Start <span class="application">Disk Utility</span>. <p class="command">diskutil list</p>

<p class="command">diskutil list</p>

$ diskutil list
/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

/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

Execute again the same command:.

Execute again the same command.

$ diskutil list
/dev/disk0
1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUIDFDisk_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB8.0 GB disk0s1
21: Apple_HFS MacDrive 250.0 GB disk0s2
3: EFI 134.1 GB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 115.5 GB disk0s4Untitled 1 8.0 GB disk1s1

/dev/disk1
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: FDisk_partition_scheme *8.0 GB disk1
1: Apple_HFS Untitled 1 8.0 GB disk1s1

Take note of the device name of your USB stick.

Take note of the *device name* of your USB stick. In this example, the USB stick is 8.0 GB and its device name is `/dev/disk1`.<span class="command-placeholder">/dev/disk1</span>.
Yours might be different.

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.