How to format a USB memory

How to format a USB memory

USB flash drives, pen drives, USB keys, tokens or whatever they are called, are used as a briefcase, going from one place to another and keep all sorts of things: photos, text files, videos, music and more. It is very common for documents containing personal and general items that not everyone can see. So as soon as it is copied to the computer to delete the contents of the USB memory.

The deletion process is the same as that used for any file on your hard disk, but to make sure that the USB is actually deleted it is best to format.

Come into play format types. According to the operating system you're using USB or type in question will have to use one format or another.

For example, for Windows, you usually use FAT or NTFS, Macintosh HFS and HFS +, Linux ext2, ext3, etc. Also depends on the type of memory. Low-capacity disks use NTFS but not FAT. Anyway, let's deal with the more typical case is that of a USB memory detected by Windows.

The easiest is to select the external drive in My Computer and click on it with the right mouse button choosing the option drop-down menu format.

You'll see a window where you can change the name of the unit, check the memory capacity, choose the file system with which to format and the size of the unit and assignment. Should be left as the last two configurations are not to alter the memory compatibility.

If we want to ensure that formatting really delete files to make sure that there is no quick format selected. The last thing is to start. If the USB has a lot of capacity, the process can be lengthy.

Via: How to format a USB memory

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