How can I format a USB "thumb drive" so it will be readable on OS X and Windows?
- by Ethan
I have an OS X system. I want to use it to put some files on a USB drive and then be able to loan the drive to Mac and XP and Vista users so they can get the files off it.
I also need to wipe the drive clean first to make sure there's nothing sensitive on it by accident because I'm going to be passing it around.
What the name of the filesystem format I want? What's the procedure?
Command line operations are fine.