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| [title] Formatting used flash drives | |
| + | [* icon_note] This step is not required for new flash drives and is only intended for used flash drives. The reason for this is used drives are at risk for poor file system integrity, so formatting is suggested to make sure the file system is clean. If you care about the contents on the drive, do a backup first since this will erase everything on it. |
| [* black] Open a Windows Explorer window and find the drive you want to use. It will show up as a removable disk with the name you have given the drive. | |
| [* black] Right click the drive and find ***Format...***. Click on this and select a file system. Depending on the size of the drive, you may be limited to what file systems you can use. Optionally, you can name the drive if you want. ***If you need a file system that isn't shown here, you will need to use Computer Management to format the drive.*** |