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[[!meta title="Uninstalling Tails using macOS"]]
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Start on macOS.
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Start *Disk Utility*.
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To reset the USB stick, select the **Erase** button in the top middle.
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In the confirmation dialog, click on the **Erase** button to confirm.
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In the **Erase** dialog, if you want the USB stick to also work on Windows and Linux, specify:
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**Format**: **MS-DOS (FAT)**
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**Scheme**: **Master Boot Record**
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Click **Erase**.
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<p>If the erase process fails, try [[!toggle id="format"
text="formatting the USB stick using the command line"]] first.</p>
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[[!toggleable id="format" text="""
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<span class="hide">[[!toggle id="format" text=""]]</span>
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Formatting the USB stick using the command line
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<!-- Note for translators: This section is very similar to /install/inc/steps/install_with_etcher.inline. -->
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Unplug the USB stick from the computer.
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Open the **Terminal** utility from **Applications&nbsp;▸ Utilities**.
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Execute the following command.
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<p class="command">diskutil list</p>
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It returns a list of the storage devices on the system. For example:
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/dev/disk0
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *500.1 GB disk0
1: EFI 209.7 MB disk0s1
2: Apple_HFS MacDrive 250.0 GB disk0s2
3: EFI 134.1 GB disk0s3
4: Microsoft Basic Data BOOTCAMP 115.5 GB disk0s4
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