Question about making paper wallet.

[pinksheep]

I am making a paper wallet & using a 2nd computer which has never been connected to the internet. My question is when I go to transfer the bitaddress.org files from the 1st computer to a USB flash drive, do I need to format the pen drive even if it is brand new & has never even been out of the packaging. Someone told me I should but I don't understand why.

[BlockChainLottery]

Just to be sure nothing is on it? It doesn't hurt to try.

So your bought a 2nd computer, are you going to throw it away after finishing storing your Bitcoins cold?

[pinksheep]

It's only a £55 tablet but I'll store photos on & it & use it for non-internet tasks.

[BlockChainLottery]

 

And did you manage to make a paper wallet? Encountered any problems?

[pinksheep]

the tablet hasn't arrived yet, just getting the usb drive ready Hopefully formatting won't be too difficult for a techophone. I've never done it before.

[moriartypants]

A little paranoid, but I believe there have been recorded cases of 'factory new' drives with malware on them.

Like the above said, it can't hurt.

[howzar]

You dont need to but if you are paranoid may as well do it just to be sure