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title: "How To Reformat A Jump Drive On A Mac?"  
description: "How To Reformat A Jump Drive On A Mac?"  
author: "Mukul Goenka"  
published: 2022-04-18  
canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96871/how-to-reformat-a-jump-drive-on-a-mac  
category: "troubleshooting"  
tags: ["troubleshooting", "mac-os"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How To Reformat A Jump Drive On A Mac?

How To Reformat A [Jump Drive](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/49873/how-to-reformat-a-jump-drive-on-a-mac) On A [Mac](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/12464/what-is-mac-o-s)?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

- Using a Mac to **Format a [USB](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/50616/how-to-connect-to-your-iphone-8-personal-hotspot-using-usb) Drive**
- Connect a USB drive to your computer's USB port.
- The disc will be recognised by macOS, and its icon will appear on the desktop.
- Disk Utility will be launched.
- In the top-right corner, put 'Disk Utility' into the search box. Select the Disk Utility result from the search.
- Choose your USB drive from the left-hand menu. At the top, select Erase.
- Select a Format after giving the drive a name.
- Format types to choose from are displayed.
- Erase is the option to choose.
- A progress bar will appear on the screen. Wait for the hard disc to be formatted.
- Select Done when you're finished
- Disk Utility should be closed. At the top of the screen, select Disk Utility, then Quit Disk Utility.

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