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A list of all the storage devices on the computer appears in the left pane of the window.
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[[!meta title="Resetting a USB stick using macOS"]]
[[!inline pages="doc/reset.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
<div class="caution">
<p><b>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>
<p>If at some point you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>
</div>
Make sure that the USB stick that you want to reset is unplugged.
Start <span class="application">Disk Utility</span>.
A list of all the storage devices on the computer appears in the left pane
of the window.
Plug in the USB stick that you want to reset.
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.
In the list of storage devices, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to reset, its brand, its size, etc.
To reset the USB stick:
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.
In the confirmation dialog, click on the <span class="bold">Erase</span> button to confirm.
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**.
<div class="note">
<p>If the erase process fails, try [[!toggle id="format"
text="formatting the USB stick using the command line"]] first.</p>
[[!toggleable id="format" text="""
<span class="hide">[[!toggle id="format" text=""]]</span>

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