How do I format my Flash Drive in Mac OS X?

Your drive must be set up as a single public partition, since neither Windows Explorer nor the Macintosh OS will recognize a password protected partition.

To format the drive in Mac OS X:

 
• Go to Finder
 
• Open Applications
 
• Find and open Utilities
 
• Double click on Disk Utilities
 
• In the upper left window highlight the line "__MB ___ USB Flash"
 
• Click on Erase in the tool bar at the top of the window
 
• Specify the format and enter a volume name
 
• Click on Erase in the lower right position on the screen