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How to Clear or Erase Thumb Drives

By Technology Last updated Friday, May/17/2024

1). Insert your thumb drive into your computer's USB port.
2). Allow your computer to find the thumb drive and categorize it as a removable disk drive.
3). Click on the "Start" button in the lower left-hand corner of your screen. Click on "My Computer."
4). Right-click on the thumb drive, listed as "removable disk drive"
5). Select "Format" from the pop-up menu.
6). Select "FAT 32" under the "File System" option of the "Format Removable Disk" dialog box. Click the "Start" button on the "Format Removable Disk" dialog box.
7). Click "OK" on the "Warning Format Removable Disk" pop-up that appeared on screen after Step 6.
8). Allow your computer to format your thumb drive.