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<p><b>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>
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<p>If at some point you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>
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Erase Tails from the USB stick
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First, erase Tails from the USB stick:
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Open the **Start** ([[!img lib/start.png class="symbolic" link="no" alt=""]]) menu.
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Choose **Windows System**&nbsp;▸ **Command Prompt**.
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Execute the following command to start the *Diskpart* utility.
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<p class="command-windows">list disk</p>
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Run the same command again.
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In this example, the disk number of the USB stick is 1.
Yours might be different.
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Execute the following command to select the USB stick. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">number</span> with the disk number found in step 7.
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<p class="command-windows command-template">select disk=<span class="command-placeholder">number</span></p>
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<p class="command-windows">clean</p>
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Create a new partition on the USB stick
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Then, create a new partition on the USB stick:
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<p class="command-windows">convert mbr</p>
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<p class="command-windows">create partition primary</p>
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Unplug the USB stick.
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Plug the USB stick again.
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A dialog appears to format the disk before using it.
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