The usage of this format utility is quite straightforward just select the drive, the file system and hit the format button. Though most rarely need to format their thumb drive, it may be necessary when connecting it to different operating systems such as those that run your television, gaming console or Linux/Mac OS X PC. With Kingston Format Utility, you can easily do this with this dedicated application made for Kingston drives. In order to better take advantage of your Kingston memory device on different systems, it may be necessary to format the drive.