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Resetting a USB stick using Windows

Resetting a USB stick using Windows

如果想要卸载 Tails 并用将 USB 记忆棒做他用，您必须重置 U盘。

The content of the USB stick is lost in the operation, but an attacker might still be able to tell that Tails was installed on that USB stick using data recovery techniques.

您有可能会覆盖计算机上的磁盘。

如果您在任何时候不确定选择的设备，请勿继续。

Erase Tails from the USB stick

First, erase Tails from the USB stick:

确保您想要重置的 USB 记忆棒还未插入计算机中。
Open the Start () menu.
Choose Windows System ▸ Command Prompt.
Execute the following command to start the Diskpart utility.

diskpart

Execute the following command to obtain information about the disks in the computer.

list disk

For example:

Diskpart> list disk

  Disk ###  Status      Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
  --------  ----------  -------  -------  ---  ---
  Disk 0    Online        80 GB      0 B

Plug in the USB stick that you want to reset.
Run the same command again.

list disk

A new disk, which corresponds to the USB stick that you plugged in, appears in the list.

For example:
```
 Diskpart> list disk

   Disk ###  Status      Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
   --------  ----------  -------  -------  ---  ---
   Disk 0    Online        80 GB      0 B
   Disk 1    Online         8 GB      0 B
```
Make sure that its size corresponds to the size of the USB stick that you want to reset. Note down its disk number.

In this example, the disk number of the USB stick is 1. Yours might be different.
Execute the following command to select the USB stick. Replace number with the disk number found in step 7.

select disk=number
Execute the following command to delete the partition table from the USB stick.

clean

Create a new partition on the USB stick

Then, create a new partition on the USB stick:

Execute the following command to create a new partition table on the USB stick.

convert mbr
Execute the following command to create a new primary partition on the USB stick.

create partition primary
Unplug the USB stick.
Plug the USB stick again.
A dialog appears to format the disk before using it.
Click on the Format disk button.
In the Format USB Drive dialog, review the settings and click Start.
After the formatting is complete, the USB stick should appear as a new drive in the files browser.

Otherwise, try unplugging and plugging it again.

Erase Tails from the USB stick

Create a new partition on the USB stick

Troubleshooting