How to Format USB on Mac

• Formatting a USB involves prepping the device to store information.
• Most USBs are compatible with Mac if they are formatted beforehand.
• When formatting USB drives on your Mac, you can use the Disk Utility application.

Connect your USB drive to your Mac computer.

Open the Applications folder and click on “Utilities.”

Click on “Disk Utility.” The Disk Utility window will open and display on-screen.

Click on the name of your USB drive in the left window pane in Disk Utility.

Click on the “Erase” tab displayed at the top of the Disk Utility window.

Click on the dropdown menu next to “Format.”

Select “Mac OS Extended (Journaled),” or your preferred format type. The former option can help ensure that the USB drive is made fully compatible with your Mac, since most USB drives are preformatted for Windows computers by default.

Type a name for the USB drive in the “Name” field.

Click on the “Erase” button located at the bottom right corner of Disk Utility.

Click on “Erase” again when the confirmation dialog box displays on-screen. Your USB drive will now be formatted and ready for use on your Mac computer.