Formatting a USB Flash Drive:

1. Plug the USB Flash drive to a USB Port.
2. Double-click My Computer.
3. Right-click the drive letter associated with your Flash drive.
4. Select Format.

5. Select FAT or FAT32. then click Start

NOTE: Formatting the device in NTFS will make it unable to write on a MAC computer. Most MAC computers can read NTFS, but not write. Once the device is formatted in NTFS, you MUST use "Safely Remove Hardware" before unplugging the device.

Below are steps to backing up files on a MAC

STEP 1 - Backup all your data using a MAC

1. Plug the Flash Drive to a MAC computer.
2. Double-click on your Flash Drive.
3. Select the files or folders you want to delete by clicking on them.

NOTE: To select multiple files or folders, hold down the APPLE key while you click and select the files or folders you want.

4. Drag the selected files or folders to the Desktop.

Copyright © 2008 Technical Chaos. All rights reserved.