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How to Format a Flash Drive?
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Steps for Windows Platform (OS)
Step1 Start your computer and plug in the flash drive in the USB port.

Step2 Click on "My Computer." Click on "Manage" in the "Explorer" window of "My Computer."

Step3 Open the "Device Manager" and locate your USBDrive installed under the "Disk Drives" tab. Right click on "Removable Disk Drive" and click on "Properties" from the menu.

Step4 Click on the "Policies" tab and choose "Optimize for Performance" from the options. Click "OK" and continue.
 
Step5 Click on "My Computer" and choose the format on the flash drive.

Step6 Choose "NTFS" or "FAT32" depending on the type you want from the dropdown menu box.

Step7 Click "OK" to complete the format.

Step8 Know the other method: Search for tools that allow easy format of flash drives over the Internet. GParted is a formatting tool that you can download from the Internet. Install GParted on your computer. Restart your computer and browse "System: Administration: Gnome Partition Editor."

Step9 Plug in your flash drive and start GParted. Login with password information.

Step10 Select the flash drive from the dropdown menu in the upper right window of the GParted interface. The list contains all the storage hardware installed on your computer.

Step11 Right click on the display of the drive icon and choose the "Format to" option along with the file system type you wish to format (FAT32, FAT16 and so on).

Steps for Mac Platform (OS X)
Step1 Place the flash drive on the desktop.

Step2 Start the "Disk Utility." Click on "Macally" flash drive. Use the "Erase" button.

Step3 Select the "MS-DOS File System" in "Volume Format."

Step4 Provide a new name for the drive. Click the "Erase" button.

Step5 Perform the instructions given on the screen and finish the formatting.
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