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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.

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.

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.

a. If there is an <span class="guilabel">Erase</span> tab
in the right pane, click on it and then click on the <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the bottom right

a. If there is an <span class="guilabel">Erase</span> tab
in the right pane, click on it and then click on the <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the bottom right

b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the top middle, click on it.

b. If there is an <span class="bold">
Erase</span> button on the top middle, click on it.

In the **Erase** dialog, if you want the USB stick to also work on Windows and Linux, specify:

**Format**: **MS-DOS (FAT)**

**Scheme**: **Master Boot Record**

Click **Erase**.

FormatResetting a USB stick using the command line

Resetting a USB stick using the command line

Open the **Terminal** utility from **Applications**&nbsp;▸ **Utilities**.

Execute the following command:.

Execute the following command.

Execute again the same command:.

Execute again the same command.

Take note of the device name of your USB stick.

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 `/dev/disk1`.<span class="command-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.

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.