If you have previously locked your USB flash drive or pen drive by switching its Lock to ON, the device is locked and write-protected. It means that you cannot format the device nor make any changes to it. Here is how to unlock the write-protected USB: Step 1.Find the physical switch...
Virus or malware infection– A virus infection or malware attack on the pen drive can also make it write-protected. So, if you’re struggling to access a write-protected pen drive, you should know that there are several methods to remove write protection from your pen drive or USB. This ...
Error during copying files: When the user tries to copy data into the drive, the error might appear saying that the device is write-protected. In short, this error has the potential to interrupt the user's work. What Is Write Protection? Just like the name suggests, write protection is n...
Code: http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/how-to-fix-write-protection-errors-on-a-usb-stick/[/quote] freebird_9924, Nov 26, 2023 #2 SA Sher Amo Win User USB devices getting write protected Hi Imdad, Some removable storage devices like USB flash drives or pen drive have write protection...
When your USB flash drive or pen drive is locked, it has basically become write protected, read only, or encrypted. To unlock the USB drive, there are two ways you can use: ask for permission to receive the password or edit StorageDevicePolicies. If there's any action that causes data ...
Guide #5: How to Format a Write Protected Pendrive? Sometimes, the pendrive might become read only, and you are likely to receive the "The disk is write protected" error during formatting. The write protection prevents any write related operations such as formatting, creating, modifying, or ...
Method 1. Turn On the Write Protect Lock In order to help users to make their USB flash drives at any time and at anywhere, some of the flash drive manufacturers have designed a write protect lock. This lock is usually a small switch, located on the side or the back of the USB flash...
Make it easier for other people to find solutions by marking a Reply 'Accept as Solution' if it solves your problem. 1 REPLY banhien 112,374 29,407 14,326 Level 20 06-14-2014 10:57 PM Hi, It does not have write protected switch. Could be some ...
Your friend returned the pen drive after borrowing it from you. Hence, you didn’t check it after receiving it. While in the office, you inserted the pendrive into your workstation to transfer the presentation file. Therefore you got this messageThis Disk is write protected. Remove the write...
Is the USB Drive Write Protected or Corrupted? You cannot wipe a write-protected USB, as you canformat a normal USB drive—there's a different approach to do that. But before you go ahead, take the time to make sure that the drive is genuinely write-protected. A couple of other issues...