How to remove write protection on USB drive
I don't know how it happened but my USB drive is write protected which means I cannot use it. I have looked online and the instructions there either have not worked or I cannot understand the thick accent.
Will someone please tell me how to rectify the problem. Your help is appreciated.
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Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
Some flash drives have a small slider which can lock the drive, look for it, otherwise right click the drive and select properties, look and see what permissions your computer has with the drive.
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Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
have you tried theses suggestions flashdrive-recovery/unlock-usb.html
Edited: a video showing the Command prompt method. https://www.youtube.
Last edited by wainuitech; 18-06-2020 at 12:01 PM.
Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
I have tried that but it brings up a programme called Recover It which is not what I want. Do you have anything else?Originally Posted by wainuitech
Last edited by Roscoe; 18-06-2020 at 12:59 PM.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
- Richard Chamberlain, Tour of the Hebrides
Us husbands are a sorry lot.
Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
When opening the page, I scrolled down to Part 2 and there are 3 lots of instructions. 1. Same as zqwerty posted, 2. the CMD method same as the video link, 3. the reg alteration.
Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
Thanks very much, Wainui. Found it. That worked. Much appreciated.
It is better to wear out than to rust out.
- Richard Chamberlain, Tour of the Hebrides
Us husbands are a sorry lot.
Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
some are write protected in firmware and can't be unlocked, like my windows 10 installation flash drive. Which is a shame because it's way out of date and could use updating.
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Re: How to remove write protection on USB drive
I had a drive permanently write protect itself as a result of detecting a fault. In theory, it's to save the users precious data. In reality it just made the stick utterly useless. I tried the various tricks to unlock it, and while they didn't report failing to write the permissions, they also failed to change it.
It might be a warning to you to consider replacing the stick.
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