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[[!meta title="Resetting a USB stick using Linux"]]
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[[!inline pages="doc/reset.intro" raw="yes" sort="age"]]
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[[!toc levels=1]]
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<a id="disks"></a>
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Using the *Disks* utility
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<div class="caution">
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<p><b>You might overwrite any hard disk on the computer.</b></p>
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<p>If at some point you are not sure about which device to choose, stop proceeding.</p>
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</div>
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Make sure that the USB stick that you want to reset is unplugged.
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Choose **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**&nbsp;▸ **Disks** to start the *Disks* utility.
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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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Plug in the USB stick that you want to reset.
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Plug in the USB stick that you want to reset.
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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.
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In the right pane of the window, verify that the device corresponds to the USB stick that you want to reset, its brand, its size, etc.
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To reset the USB stick, click on the <span class="guimenu">[[!img lib/open-menuview-more.png alt="MenuDrive Options" class="symbolic" link="no"]]</span> button in the title bar and choose <span class="guilabel">Format Disk…</span>**Format Disk** to erase all the existing partitions on the device.
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To reset the USB stick, click on 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.
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In the <span class="guilabel">**Format Disk</span>** dialog:
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In the **Format Disk** dialog:
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1. If you want to erasoverwrite all data securelyon the device, choose to
**Overwrite existing data with zeroes** in the
 **Erase** drop-down list.
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If you want to overwrite all data on the device, choose **Overwrite existing data with zeroes** in the **Erase** menu.
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<div class="caution">
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<p>Overwriting existing data does not erase all data on flash
memories, such as USB sticks and SSDs (Solid-State Drives).</p>
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