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As one of the best data storage device manufactures, Mushkin offers high-quality USB flash drives, SD cards and SSDs. Mushkin USB flash drives, SD cards and other Mushkin devices are widely used for storing & backing up data. People who are reading this article must strongly need a solution to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card on Mac. Some Mac users know how to format Mushkin USB flash drive/SD card on Mac with disk utility. However, the Mushkin USB drive or SD card has been formatted by disk utility, the lost data still can be recovered by Mac data recovery software.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

If you only want to format the Mushkin USB drive or SD card and don't care about data recovery, I recommend you format the Mushkin USB drive or SD card with Disk Utility – a built-in app in Mac OS. It will format the Mushkin USB drive or SD card on your Mac and clean up all existing data. Please note that the data erased by disk utility can be recovered by Mac data recovery software.

Format Mushkin USB drive or SD card with Disk Utility

When trying to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card on Mac, the first tool you choose would be Disk Utility. It's a macOS built-in and free tool. With the tool, it's simple and quick to format a drive on Mac.

Here we will show you the process to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card with Disk Utility on Mac:

Step 1. Start Disk Utility. You can find it in "Applications" and then "Utilities" folder.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

Step 2. Connect the Mushkin USB drive or SD card to the Mac and it will be detected in Disk Utility. Choose the drive or card and then click "Erase" button at the top of Disk Utility interface.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

Step 3. There will be a popup show up. There you can set a new name for the device. Select a file system for the device, such as exFAT or others.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

Step 4. At last, click "Erase" button and the tool will start to format the drive or SD card quickly.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

After the Mushkin USB drive or SD card is formatted in Disk Utility, it will be empty and ready for use.

Format Mushkin USB drive or SD card with Super Eraser for Mac

If you want to format the Mushkin USB drive or SD card and permanently wipe all the data to avoid the risk of data leakage, I strongly recommend you to use Super Eraser for Mac to format your Mushkin USB drive or SD card. For instance, when you are going to sell/donate/giveaway your Mushkin USB drive/SD card or lend your Mushkin USB drive or SD card to other people, you'd better permanently destroy all the sensitive data. Formatting Mushkin USB drive or SD card with Super Eraser for Mac can 100% clean up the device and permanently erase all the data without any chance of data recovery.

DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac is a powerful Mac data erasing application. It will permanently erase data from selected hard drive or device. With advanced technology, it can permanently destroy and wipe data. So it is a good tool to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card and permanently erase all existing/history data on the Mushkin USB drive or SD card with only 1-click.

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I have tested Super Eraser for Mac. It can easily and securely format Mushkin USB drive or SD card and wipe all data. First of all, download it on your Mac and install it. Then connect your Mushkin USB drive or SD card with the Mac and run Super Eraser for Mac.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

It will automatically recognize the Mushkin USB drive or SD card. Select "Wipe Hard Drive" mode, and select the device you want to format. The next step: click on "Wipe Now" button. Select a data erasure standard to wipe data while formatting the drive or card.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

The last step is to click the "Continue" button. Then the software will start to format the device and also wipe data permanently from it.

format Mushkin USB drive and SD card on Mac

It is easy and secure to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card with Super Eraser for Mac. After format, you can safely resell or throw away your Mushkin USB drive or SD card. The formatted data is lost forever, there is nothing can be recovered from the formatted Mushkin USB drive or SD card. It also allows you to selectively erase files from Mushkin USB drive or SD card. Download Super Eraser for Mac here:

There are many other tools also can help you format Mushkin USB flash drive or SD card on Mac. For example, MacClean360, StartMenu for Mac, offer tool named Disk Manager can help you format Mushkin USB flash drive or SD card on your Mac.

Conclusion:

Format drive or card is necessary when you want to fix the file system issues, regain all space, or change the file system of the device. To format Mushkin USB flash drive or SD card on Mac, you can choose Disk Utility to do the job quickly if you don't care about the data on the device. It's simple and fast to format the drive or card using this tool.

However, if you don't want the formatted data be recovered by others, it's necessary to use a professional data wiping tool to format the card or drive and ensure the data is wiped permanently. DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac can format drive and wipe data to ensure the data is gone for good. When you need to wipe data from hard drive, card, digital camera, SSD, or other devices on Mac, this software is highly recommended.

FAQs about formatting Mushkin USB drive or SD card

The simplest way to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card on Mac is using the macOS built-in tool Disk Utility. Here are the steps:
  • Open Disk Utility from Applications > Utilities.
  • Connect the Mushkin USB drive or SD card to the Mac.
  • Choose the drive or card in Disk Utility and click Erase button.
  • Set the name and select a file system for the device.
  • Click Erase button to start formatting the drive or card.

For skilled users who are familiar with commands, Terminal is an simple tool to format hard drive, USB flash drive, or card on Mac. Here is how:
  • Connect the hard drive to the Mac and make sure it's recognized.
  • Open Terminal from Applications and then Utilities folder.
  • List all the connected drives with the command: diskutil list
  • Find the hard drive you want to format and format it with the command: diskutil eraseDisk FileSystem DriveName /dev/diskX

Be careful when using commands to format a drive on Mac. Also, replace FileSystem with exFAT, AFPS, or other. Replace /dev/diskX with the right disk information of the drive you want to format.

No. If you simply format the Mushkin USB flash drive, SD card or any other drives in Disk Utility, the data is not gone forever. With professional data recovery software, it's easy to find and recover the formatted data.

If you want to format Mushkin USB drive or SD card securely and ensure the data is unrecoverable, you can use the professional tool DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac. Here is how:
  • Download and install DoYourData Super Eraser for Mac.
  • Connect the USB flash drive or SD card to the Mac.
  • Run the software from launchpad and choose "Wipe Hard Drive" mode.
  • Select the USB drive or SD card from the list and click "Wipe Now" button.
  • Choose a data erasure standard to wipe data.
  • Click "Continue" button to start the formatting and wiping process.

Once it's done, the drive is formatted and all data is wiped permanently.

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Shirly Chen has been writing data recovery, data erasure articles for DoYourData over 4 years. She has been working as a professional website content writer & editor for quite a long time. She also writes articles about disk clone, Mac optimization, disk backup, etc.

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