If you want to format a drive that will be used as your Mac’s startup disk, the procedure is a little different from formatting it for use as a secondary drive for storing data. WARNING: Please back up all your data before you format the USB drive. If your Integral USB has a security or zip software pre-loaded (Integral Splash, Secure 360) then this will be deleted on format, so you may want to make a backup copy onto your computer first. ![]() To format your USB Flash Drive on a Mac: If you use your USB Flash Drive only on a Mac you will want to reformat it to HFS+ (Mac OS Extended (Journal)) which allows larger file sizes. In your Applications folder there is a folder called ' Utilities'. Here you will find an App called ' Disk Utility'. Open it and you will see something like this: To reformat your USB, select it and then click the Erase Tab. Here you can set the USB name and the file format ( Mac OS Extended (Journal)). When you're ready click ' Erase' button. When Erase is completed, you can safely remove your USB Flash Drive by dragging the ' USB Disk' Icon to the ' Trash'.
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