![]() Unfortunately, there is no confirmation that the computer is done formatting your USB flash drive. Step 12: The formatting process is pretty quick depending on how old your Mac is. Step 11: Now if everything looks right click on the Erase button. Step 10: Your screen should look like the screen example below. For this example, I will be using my company name abbreviated: JSP Don't use any symbols or special characters. You only get 11 characters and spaces count as a character. Step 9: You will see Name: Input the name you would like to call it, for example, your clients name or your business name. Step 8: You will see Format: Select ExFAT Step 7: When you click on USB Disk, you will see a few tabs. Mine displays as 2 GB SMI USB DISK Media, then underneath it you will see USB DISK. If you accidently choose the wrong disk, you will not be able to recover the data without special software or even a data recovery specialist, which can be extremely expensive. Doing this will delete all the data on the disk. Note: From this step on please be careful. Step 5: Look for the Disk Utility icon and double click it. Step 4: If you haven't already plugged in your USB flash drive into your Mac, please do so now before going on to Step 5. Step 3: In the Application Windows look for the Utility Folder. Click on Applications to open the Applications folder. ![]() On the left-hand side of the finder window locate "Applications". Step 2: A finder window should be open now. Step 1: Double Click on the Finder icon that is located in the Dock. This article will teach you how to format the USB flash drive so both Mac’s and PC’s can read them. Because of the issues they have had with their clients being able to read the USB flash drive they switched back to using CD/DVD’s. They are also doing this with their latest laptops and their iMac.I’ve been reading how some photographers have tried to switch from using CD/DVD’s to USB flash drives to deliver their digital pictures to their clients. Apple had started doing this when the Macbook Air arrived on the scene. ![]() By not including an optical drive, the computer is smaller and lighter. ![]() Newer computers don't include CD/DVD drives. ![]()
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