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HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool vs multiPE

A side-by-side look at HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool and multiPE. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

System & Hardware

The HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool is a free utility from HP that allows you to quickly format USB flash drives to FAT, FAT32, or NTFS file systems. It has a simple interface and options to create a DOS bootable drive or enable compression on NTFS drives.

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multiPE

multiPE

Science & Engineering

multiPE is open-source software for demultiplexing barcoded sequencing data. It efficiently processes fastq files, detects sample indexes with customizable settings, splits reads by sample, and generates per-sample fastq files.

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