How to erase USB flash drives?? Thanks, Michael

How to erase USB flash drives on my MacBookAir ?? Thanks, Michael

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To erase them, you can use Disk Utility, in /Applications/Utilities > http://pondini.org/OSX/DU1.html
When you open Disk Utility, choose the external disk in the sidebar, go to Erase tab and erase the disk

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