Select your USB drive on the left-hand menu when the Disk Utility window opens. Open the Disk Utility app by typing 'Disk Utility' in Launchpad or using the keyboard shortcut Command + Space. Finally, click on OK and then select Erase.This is a complete process of formatting a USB drive on Mac. Formatting to exFAT on Mac: Insert your USB drive into your Macintosh computer. But keep in mind this step will increase the time of the format.Ħ. This will let you choose how securely you want the files to be deleted.Just move the slider to right, the further it moves, the more passes the erase feature will make meaning that the files will be removed discreetly. Next from the drop-down menu, select the type of format you want.If the USB flash drive, has some sensitive data, click on Security tab. The other formats Microsofts NTFS and Apples Mac OS. Now select Erase from toolbar that is situated at top of window.Next a window will drop down here type a specific name for formatted drive.ĥ. To format USB for Mac and Windows, there are two disk formats to choose from: exFAT and FAT32. Next navigate to Applications and select Utilities, then select Disk Utility by double-clicking on it.Ĥ. Click Start button, type 'cmd' in the search box, right click the program and select 'Run as administrator'. Note: – Formatting will wipe the entire data, so make sure the drive contains no important data on it. The latest MacBook Pro or MacBook Air have only USB-C type connectors, so if you have the recent Mac’s, you will require an adaptor to convert from USB-C to USB-A.Ģ. To format a USB drive, follow these steps:ġ.
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