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4.
Click the Erase button. You'll be prompted to enter a password and verify
it by typing it again immediately below. It's important that you don't forget
this password! If you do, there is absolutely no way of recovering the
contents of the memory stick—they're lost forever. However, you will be
able to reformat the memory stick so you can keep using it. Because of
the risk, it's a good idea to type something in the Hint field that might
provide a clue to what the password is—the hint will appear in the future
should you get stuck when entering the password. For an example, see
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5.
When you are done, click the Erase button in the dialog box. Erasing,
partitioning, and encrypting will take a minute or two depending on the
size of the memory stick. Once you're done, the new memory stick will be
ready for use. You can copy files to it by selecting its entry in the sidebar
of Finder. You can also close Disk Utility.
Figure 17—Encrypting a removable storage device like a USB stick
