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low level format usb drive macos
$ diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ TestDisk /dev/disk2
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This command will perform a low-level format on a USB drive by erasing the disk completely and creating a new HFS+ file system named 'TestDisk' on /dev/disk2.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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