Simple Ways to Format USB Flash Drive on Mac and Erase Data

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If you are a Mac user, then it could tough for you to format USB Flash drive on Mac operating system because you don’t have an easy format tool. But, surely it is possible and simple to form a USB flash drive on Mac and wipe out all the data from the drive. Below here are two ways which you can use and completely erase the data from USB flash drive of Mac OS.

Because you cannot format your hard drive on Mac like you format it on Windows, hence you need a third party tool for it.

  1. The first way is to format USB flash drive via Mac disk utility

This built-in app of Mac system showcases all the external devices and hard drives of Mac. All you need to do is choose the USB flash drive and wipe it out. The app permits your delete the data on the USB flash drive and formats it to new file. However, if you wish to retrieve those files later, then the data can be retrieved by data recovery software.

It is the simplest way to format your USB flash drive and delete all the files and folders.

  1. The second way is to format USB flash drive on Mac is via AweEraser

The app AweEraser for Mac is an appealing way to delete data from Mac. It gives you three data deletion modes. One of the modes permits you to format USB flash drive and erase everything from it permanently. Once you install AweEraser on your Mac device, you just need to connect your USB flash drive and run the app on your device. Select “Erase Hard Drive” and in just minutes the hard drive and external device data will be wiped out.

Select USB flash drive and tap on “Erase” button. The app will not just format your USB flash drive but also delete all the stored data and files and folders of USB flash drive permanently. There is no recovery of any data once the files are deleted. It is one of the safest methods to format your USB flash drive and wipe out all the data of the USB flash drive from your Mac PC or device. Remember, the data cannot be recovered, so before deleting ensure that you have a backup of everything.

These are the two easiest ways to format USB flash drive on Mac.

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