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Do I need to format a USB thumb drive?
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.1
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Hello sharonfromelk,
Welcome to the Apple Support Communities. From your message it appears that you'd like some information on whether or not you need to format a USB drive, for use with your MacBook Air.
The answer will depend on what you're going to be using this USB drive for. This article will provide you with information on the different file system formats which are available in Disk Utility on your MacBook Air: File system formats available in Disk Utility on Mac.
If you find that you need to change the formatting of your USB drive, this article will show you how to do so: Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac.
All the best.