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en	Erase Tails from the USB stick

en	First, erase Tails from the USB stick:

en	Select the **Start** [[!img lib/start.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button and open the *Settings* app.

en	In the *Settings* app, choose **System&nbsp;▸ Storage&nbsp;▸ Advanced storage settings&nbsp;▸ Disk & volumes**.

en	Plug in the Tails USB stick that you want to reset.

en	[[!img disks.png class="screenshot" alt=""]]

en	Identify the USB stick in the list of disks.

en	Identify the volume called **TAILS**, which has a FAT32 file system.

en	This volume corresponds to the Tails system partition on the USB stick.

en	Select the **Properties** button corresponding to the **TAILS** volume.

en	In the properties of the **TAILS** volume, select **Delete**.

en	Windows gives no feedback after deletion.

en	Select **Disks & volumes** to go back to the list of volumes.

en	If there is a [[Persistent Storage|doc/persistent_storage]] on the USB stick, a volume called **(No label)** also appears on the USB stick.

en	This volume corresponds to the Tails Persistent Storage on the USB stick.

en	Select the **Properties** button corresponding to the **(No label)** volume.

en	In the properties of the **(No label)** volume, select **Delete**.

en	The USB stick now has no volumes and is entirely unallocated.

en	Create a new partition on the USB stick

en	Then, create a new partition on the USB stick:

en	Select the **Properties** button corresponding to the USB stick.

en	In the properties of the USB stick, select **Convert to MBR**.

en	Select the **Create Volume** button for the USB stick and choose **Create Simple Volume**.

en	In the **New Volume** dialog, enter a label of your choice and select **Format**.

en	Unplug the USB stick.

en	Close the *Settings* app.

en	Select the **Start** [[!img lib/start.png alt="" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button and open the *File Explorer* app.

en	Plug back the USB stick.

en	Your new volume appears in the left sidebar of the *File Explorer*.