Erasing a USB flash drive is the process of removing all data from the drive, returning it to a blank state. This can be done for various reasons, such as selling or giving away the drive, or if the drive has become corrupted and needs to be reformatted. There are several different ways to erase a USB flash drive, depending on the operating system you are using.
One of the simplest ways to erase a USB flash drive is to use the built-in formatting tool in your operating system. In Windows, you can do this by going to the My Computer window, right-clicking on the USB flash drive, and selecting the “Format” option. In macOS, you can do this by going to the Finder, selecting the USB flash drive, and then clicking on the “Erase” button. Both of these methods will erase all data from the USB flash drive and format it with a new file system.