The “write protected” error message indicates that your external hard drive is currently set to prevent new data from being written to it. This could be due to a number of reasons such as the read-only feature being enabled, a virus attack, or even a corrupted file system. Here are so...
Some of you might be bothered bythe operation did not complete because the media is write protected (ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT)when you attempt to edit, copy, or delete files on a hard drive, USB flash drive, SD card, or other storage devices. This indicates that your Windows device refuses to...
Changing the settings or the registry is one way to fix this issue.We use all sorts of drives to store our data, but sometimes you might get The media is write protected message while trying to do so. This error is somewhat similar to System cannot write to the specified device error, ...
✅ The media is write-protected:Good morning, I have issues removing write-protection from my USB flash drive. It has no hardware switch for enabling/disabling write-protection, •...
When copying files to a USB drive or SD card, if you receive a—Media is Write Protected—message, then this post will help you resolve the problem. The same problem can occur when deleting a file or overwriting a file on the media. ...
The first and foremost way to fix the "the disk is write-protected" issue on Windows 11 is by checking the lock switch. Some USB flash drive, SD Card or Pen Drive has a lock switch. So, if your Windows 11 PC tells you that the media is write-protected, then you must look for a...
This article explains how to remove the “media is write protected” error message from a USB drive or SD card files.
The virtual disk service error occurs when executing commands in Command Prompt, and there might be a variety of situations of the error, for instance, the volume size is too big, the object is not found, clean is not allowed, the media is write protected, etc. Different solutions are req...
Method 5. Turn Off BitLocker to Unlock Write Protected USB Drive When BitLocker is enabled on your hard drive partition, it protects your files with its encryption feature. To make changes to a BitLocker partition, you must remove the protection first. Here are the detailed steps todisable Bitl...
When your PC detects that the disk is write protected, it automatically stops operation such as writing and formatting on the device. The disk will then be switched to read-only mode, meaning you can view files but not edit them. In some cases (as in USB corruption) This disk malfunction...