Right-click on it (use two fingers) to open the secondary options.Ī prompt will pop up stating the following:.Find the drive you want to format in the tree menu on the left.You can find it on the list of apps, or search for it in the search bar. Hit the Launcher button or press the Launcher key on your keyboard (it’s the magnifying glass where “CAPS LOCK” is on a traditional Windows keyboard).You don’t need to install any Chrome extensions, apps, or Linux. Unlike many other tweaks and nuances where we need to mess around with Chrome to get it working with other programs (looking at you, Linux), formatting/reformatting a drive is super straightforward. (Seriously.)Ĭhrome OS has the option to format drives built-in. There’s no real formula to it.Īll you’ll need is your Chromebook compatible SD card or flash drive and that’s pretty much it.
Formatting a USB drive on Chrome OS is easy.
