

# HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool - How It Works

The HP USB format utility is for Windows PC only, to format USB drive on a Mac, learn how to format USB drive on Mac (opens new window).

The HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool (opens new window) 2.2.3 is available to download. The HP format tool works with Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10, although some users with computers on newer versions of Windows found the tool caused their computer to crash.įormat USB flash drive to FAT, FAT32, and NTFS, but not exFAT.Ĭan be used to create a DOS bootable USB drive.įormat HHD or SSD drive and other storage devices. HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is a tool that is designed to format USB drive to FAT, FAT32, and NTFS.ĭeveloped by HP in 2014, the tool is recommened by SanDisk to format SanDisk USB drive, while it can also be used to format Kingston, Apacer, Patriot and many other flash drive. And when you fail to format a USB flash drive in Windows' File Explorer or Disk Management, you have to turn to a dedicated USB formatter. Formatting seems like the most effective way to fix a USB flash drive that can't be detected or accessed with various errors.
