I am using macOS Mojave 10.14.6. I am trying to re-format my USB to FAT.
I am getting this error MBRFormat does not appear to be a valid volume name for its file system
. What does it mean and how to fix it?
Why does file system says "None"?
root$ diskutil info /dev/disk5
Device Identifier: disk5
Device Node: /dev/disk5
Whole: Yes
Part of Whole: disk5
Device / Media Name: Cruzer Facet
Volume Name: Not applicable (no file system)
Mounted: Not applicable (no file system)
File System: None
Content (IOContent): GUID_partition_scheme
OS Can Be Installed: No
Media Type: Generic
Protocol: USB
SMART Status: Not Supported
Disk Size: 8.0 GB (8004304896 Bytes) (exactly 15633408 512-Byte-Units)
Device Block Size: 512 Bytes
Read-Only Media: No
Read-Only Volume: Not applicable (no file system)
Device Location: External
Removable Media: Removable
Media Removal: Software-Activated
Virtual: No
root$ sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 MBRFormat /dev/disk5
Password:
MBRFormat does not appear to be a valid volume name for its file system
Is it already FAT formatted?
/dev/disk5 (external, physical):
#: TYPE NAME SIZE IDENTIFIER
0: GUID_partition_scheme *8.0 GB disk5
1: Microsoft Basic Data MyDrive 7.8 GB disk5s2
THE_NAME
should be written in uppercase.
sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 "THE_NAME" MBRFormat /dev/disk5
You are missing a (new) volume name after the format
sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 THE_NAME MBRFormat /dev/disk5
For further info about its usage:
sudo diskutil eraseDisk
Usage: diskutil eraseDisk format name [APM[Format]|MBR[Format]|GPT[Format]]
MountPoint|DiskIdentifier|DeviceNode
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