====== Prepare Flash Drive from MacOS ======

The USB Flash drive must be partitioned and formatted. Start with the following steps on MacOS.

  - Insert the USB Flash drive into the computer
  - Open a terminal window and run the following command. Note the disk name of the USB Flash drive, it should be something like "/dev/disk#"\\ \\ <WRAP round tip>It helps to only have the one USB Flash drive plugged into the computer when running this command</WRAP> <code>diskutil list</code>
  - Run the following command to format the flash drive so that it can be partitioned\\ \\ <WRAP round important>Replace the '<NAME>' with the volume name from above and the '<disk>' with the disk name noted above.</WRAP> <code>diskutil eraseDisk JHFS+ <NAME> <disk></code>
  - Launch the Disk Utility app
    - Select the search icon
    - Type in "Disk Utility"
    - Double click the Disk Utility result\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du1.png |Find Disk Utility}}</WRAP>
  - Select the USB Flash drive in the list on the right\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du2.png |Select drive}}</WRAP>
  - Select the Partition icon at the top\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du3.png |Partition drive}}</WRAP>
  - Type in the Name that you want to use\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du4.png |MacOS partition name}}</WRAP>
  - Select the “Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)” option for the Format\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du5.png |MacOS partition format}}</WRAP>
  - Select the + button underneath the pie chart on the left\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du6.png |Add new partition}}</WRAP>
  - Type in the Name that you want to use\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du7.png |Windows partition name}}</WRAP>
  - Select the “MS-DOS (FAT)” option for the Format\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du8.png |Windows partition format}}</WRAP>
  - Select the Apply button\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du9.png |Apply partition configurations}}</WRAP>
  - Select the Partition button\\ \\ <WRAP>If the operation fails, repeat the steps above and it should succeed the second time through</WRAP> <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du10.png |Create partitions}}</WRAP>
  - Eject both of the newly created drives and remove the USB Flash drive from the computer\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:du11.png |Eject USB Flash drive}}</WRAP>

====== Prepare Flash Drive from Windows ======

Next perform the following steps on Windows.

  - Insert the USB Flash drive into the computer\\ \\ <WRAP round important>If Windows tells you that you need to format a disk, click the Cancel button</WRAP>
  - Launch the Disk Management tool
    - Open the Start Menu
    - Type in "Create and format hard disk"
    - Click the "Create and format hard disk partitions" Control Panel result\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm1.png |Find Disk Management}}</WRAP>
  - Select the USB Flash drive in the list at the top\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm2.png |Select drive}}</WRAP>
  - Right click on the USB Flash drive and select "Format..."\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm3.png |Select format}}</WRAP>
  - Type in a name for the partition if you want to change it\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm4.png |Select file system}}</WRAP>
  - Select the "NTFS" option for the File System\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm5.png |Select file system}}</WRAP>
  - Click the "OK" button\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm6.png |Start format}}</WRAP>
  - Click the "OK" button when it asks to continue\\ \\ <WRAP box>{{ :pibot:flashdrivecombo:dm7.png |Confirm format}}</WRAP>
  - When it's finished close the Disk Management window

====== Install Applications ======

Finally follow the steps below to install the applications on each partition

  - Follow the steps in [[:pibot:flashdrivewin#add_windows_applications|Add Windows Applications]] to add the neccessary applications to the newly formatted drive
  - Eject the USB Flash drive from the Windows computer and insert it into the MacOS computer
  - Follow the steps in [[:pibot:flashdrive#add_macos_applications|Add MacOS Applications]] to add the neccessary applications to the MacOS partition