G.V.D. - Drive Format

G.V.D. - Drive Format is an application that gives you the possibility to seamlessly format your disk drives in normal or quick mode.

It doesn't bring anything new to the table compared to the Windows built-in feature, but it offers a simple GUI for those who don't know how to find the options to accomplishing this task if they're preparing to clean up the PC or reinstall Windows.

In the downloaded package you can find both an installer and portable edition of the tool. In case of the later option, you can store G.V.D. - Drive Format on a USB flash drive to directly launch it on any PC with as little effort as possible. It doesn't update your system registry with new entries or create files on the HDD without your permission. However, it requires .NET Framework.

When it comes to the interface, the utility adopts a standard window with an approachable structure, showing all options available. You can pick a drive from a drop-down list, whether it's local or removable, set the new label, as well as opt for normal or quick format mode.

Needless to say, the program must be launched from a different drive than the one you're attempting to format. Apart from the fact that you can make its window stay on top of any other running processes, there are no other noteworthy settings provided by this tool. The entire task may take a long time, depending on the size of the partition.

It worked smoothly in our evaluation, without causing the operating system to hang, crash or indicate errors. We haven't come across any stability issues in our tests. The software program remained light on system resources consumption, since it needed a low amount of CPU and RAM to work properly.

To conclude, G.V.D. - Drive Format facilitates a simple and straightforward GUI for formatting disk drives in normal or quick mode.