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If you need to format USB flash drive on computer installed with Windows or Mac OS system? Get tips from following passage. It will help to get a clean USB flash drive formatted in preferred file system, FAT32, NTFS, MS-DOS(FAT) etc.
1. Insert the USB flash drive you prepare to use into Windows computer.
2. Backup data on USB drive to another safe location.
3. Right click the USB flash drive in computer and choose "Format…" from context menu.
4. In following Format dialog, scroll the File system and choose NTFS.
5. Check or not check Quick Format and click Start button (Windows 7).
6. Wait for USB flash drive formatted successfully.
How to erase and format a USB drive on Mac using Disk Utility?
1. Plug the USB flash drive into Mac and backup USB data.
2. Search disk utility from menu bar, or open Finder ApplicationsUtilities, and choose Disk Utility to click and open.
3. Select the connected USB flash drive from the left pane of Disk Utility window. Click Erase on top tool bar.
4. Choose the Format MS-DOS (FAT) and click Erase on pop-up dialog.
5. Erase process is complete. USB drive has been formatted successfully and all the data are erased.
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