HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.2.3

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool 2.2.3

All Windows users surely know by now that there is always more than a single solution to

each computer issue, be it software-related or hardware. The same applies when it comes to

formatting a disk, as one can rely on the tool integrated in Windows or on a dedicated

third-party app.

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is a tiny freeware utility which has been designed for the

HP Drive Key or DiskOnKey USB 2.0 devices. Installing it does not represent a problem

whatsoever, since it is very compact and it can be run out-of-the-box, i.e. no installation is

actually required.

The interface of HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool resembles the look of the Windows-

integrated utility.

Users simply need to specify the device they wish to format, select the file system and assign

the volume a label, then optionally choose quick format or enable compression. One also

has the possibility of creating a DOS start-up disk, by either using the internal MS-DOS

system files, or the ones located at a specific path.

One of the differences between HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool and the regular

formatting tool found in Windows is the fact that this third-party freeware allows users to

select USB drives, while the Windows version does not provide this option.

Moreover, unlike this tiny utility, the Windows tool does not offer a NTFS volume label for

format; the freeware in discussion also allows users to create a FAT32 volume which is

larger than 32 GB. In addition, HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool enables users to rename

all their USB flash drives in any way they want.

Furthermore, HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool can be used to delete space on Flash

drives that cannot be removed in the traditional way, create bootable USB drives, or simply

remove any tracks of malicious software that may have infected it.

To wrap it up, if handled with care, this application can make it on the list of indispensable

tools when using Windows, successfully enhancing its functions.