Compatable Usb flash drives

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Are all USB flash drives compatible with my imac.
I want to create a bootable USB install drive and I know it has to be formatted as Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
Is this possible with all USB flash drives .
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all usb flash drives should work.
 
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I've had friends have trouble with some of the HP drives but that may be a problem with individual drives. Certainly the overwhelming majority of drives just work.

If you find a drive that you cannot write to check to see if it has been formatted as NTFS.
 

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