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

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

[[!inline pages="doc/resetfirst_steps/uninstall.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]

[[!inline pages="doc/first_steps/uninstall.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]

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.

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

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 resetuninstall.

Plug in the USB stick that you want to uninstall.

In the list of storage devices, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to resetuninstall, its brand, its size, etc.

In the list of storage devices, 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 which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

<p>If you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>

b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span>To reset the USB stick, select the **Erase** button oin the top middle, click on it.
.

To reset the USB stick, select the **Erase** button in the top middle.

Formatting the USB stick using the command line

Formatting the USB stick using the command line

Take note of the *device name* of your USB stick. In this example, the USB stick is 8.0 GB and its device name is <span class="codemmand-placeholder">/dev/disk1</span>. Yours might be different.

In this example, the USB stick is 8.0 GB and its device name is <span class="command-placeholder">/dev/disk1</span>.
Yours might be different.

<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>

Execute the following command to safely removeeject the USB stick. Replace <span class="codemmand-placeholder">[device]</span> with the device name found in step 6.

Execute the following command to safely eject the USB stick. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">device</span> with the device name found in step 6.

Execute the following command to format the USB stick. Replace <span class="codemmand-placeholder">[device]</span> with the device name found in step 6.

Execute the following command to format the USB stick. Replace <span class="command-placeholder">device</span> with the device name found in step 6.

You can try to resetuninstall the USB stick again using *Disk Utility* from the beginning of this page.

You can try to uninstall the USB stick again using *Disk Utility* from the beginning of this page.