[[!meta title="Resetting a USB stickUninstalling Tails using Linux"]]

[[!meta title="Uninstalling Tails using Linux"]]

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Make sure that the USB stick that you want to resetuninstall is unplugged.

Make sure that the USB stick that you want to uninstall is unplugged.

The storage devices in the computer are listed in the left pane.

Plug in the USB stick that you want to resetuninstall.

Plug in the USB stick that you want to uninstall.

A new device appears in the list of storage devices. Select it.

In the right pane of the window, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to resetuninstall, its brand, its size, etc.

In the right pane of the window, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to uninstall, its brand, its size, etc.

<p><b <p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>

<p>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</p>

<p>If at some point you are not sure about whichthe device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

<p>If you are not sure about the device, stop proceeding.</p>

To format the USB stick, select the [[!img lib/view-more.png alt="Drive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]] button in the title bar and choose **Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.