Q: how to launch mac disk utility to help on partition usb? A: launcher / others / disk utility can find GUI disk util Q: find info about "going-to-be-formatted-usb" info A: $diskutil list --> /dev/disk2 Q: erase all disk A: disk_util / click on disk (not any vol) / erase name: this is volume name (disk2_vol) format: ntfs (note: if use APFS then windows system cannot read it) arch: GUID Q: after erase disk then what? A: it will create a BIG partition table for this disk $ diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ disk2_vol disk2 #Formatting disk2s2 as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) with name disk2_vol # look like this erase will create a JHFS+ file system for disk # if you more partition, then + one (note: it will always cut a slice from this BIG partition)