nelson555 asks:
I have a 8 GB Transcend flash disk. The problem is it’s write protected and I can not reformat.
13 Answers -
FIDELIS
June 19, 2011Hello, you could try the following:
– click on start
– click on run
– type cmd
– type chkdsk and then type your drive’s letter and then the switch /f. It should look like: chkdsk (your drive’s letter): /f
– press enter
– if you get any errors, click ok until chkdsk is finished
– remove flash drive and plug it in again
– try the formatting again.
Jeffery Fabish
June 19, 2011Open up a command prompt. Type “diskpart” and press enter. At the
“DISKPART >” prompt, type “list volume”. This will show you a list of
your drives and a corresponding number. Assuming your flash drive is
listed as “5″, type “select volume 5″. Then type “attributes volume
clear readonly” and press enter.
Credits: RTAdams89 http://www.computing.net/answers/security/removing-write-protection/25867.html#postfp
when i tried your post
October 26, 2011then i got this
“virtual disk server error:
the operation is not supported on removable media”
so how to fix this
Jack Cola
June 20, 2011Some flash drives have a little switch on them somewhere that enables write protect. Might check to see if it has one, and then flick it.
Tina
June 25, 2011Nelson,
did the tips above work for you? Please let us know!
sushil kumar
July 1, 2011VISIT THIS PAGE IT WILL HELP YOU ALOT http://techsalsa.com/solution-to-remove-write-protection-from-usb-pen-drive/
IF THIS HELP U PLZ LET US KNOW
Adnan Sial
August 14, 2011it all didn’t work… i have also try to done through my windows regedit but could not find ‘storage device policies’.
Adnan,
I’m sorry that none of the solutions above worked for you. Unfortunately, I don’t know the answer either. Maybe you should try to ask a new question via the respective button on MakeUseOf Answers.
August 18, 2011you should download. add.bat
April 13, 2012storage device policies will appear
Anas P
January 20, 2012This method will work only ,if any Linux OS is installed in your PC (I used Ubuntu).Just start Linux OS.Plug your Pen drive.Open your Pen drive by the system.You will find the files which are affected by Virus which are some time invisible in Windows.Just delete all the files(Right click on the file -> Move to trash).That is enough.(If it is not working,Can’t delete,do it again by removing and connecting you pen drive to PC).
I Fount this method because,none of the solutions which I got from the Internet didn’t worked.
I wish this will work.
Madhusudan Krishnamurthy
February 2, 2012here is the solution to remove write protection in pendrive due to virus. please do the following steps
start – run -regedit – HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentcontrolsetcontrolstoratedevicepolicies
in right side u will be getting writeprotect option, just right click that and modify the value from 1 to 0
Thanking you,
Madhusudan K
(madhusudana.k29@gmail.com)
Onyebf
April 23, 2012Remove USB Memory Stick Write Protected:
How to remove a write protection from your USB memory Stick
1. Shutdown your computer or laptop
2. Insert USB Memory Stick into your laptop or Computer
3. Turn on laptop and then immediately start pressing (F8) key then Advanced Boot Options screen will come up
4. Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt
5. After loading files if your USB Memory Stick drive letter is (G) for example then write as
6. C:\windows\system32>G: and press enter
7. G:\>format G: and press enter
8. If ask you (Y/N) then press (Y) and press enter
9. Now a full format will start which remove write protection from USB Memory Stick.
Read more: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_do_you_remove_write_protected_error_for_the_flash_drive#ixzz1ssAHIKOo
suriya
April 29, 2012i have 8GB trancent pen drive but it not formatting when i give format it says the system is write protected…….i could not format my pendrive…….
so please tell me solution how to format my pen drive…..
For a Transcend drive, go here http://www.transcend-info.com/support/DlCenter/DLSoftware.asp?ID=4&Func1No=&Func2No= to use their online recovery tool. I have heard that it also works with Corsair devices but have not tested it myself.
April 30, 2012i will like u to help me soft the problem of USB flash protected when formating, it will be of great important if u can help me, thanks pending reply
May 21, 2012Did you tried using neo9 tool described in the above comment?
June 15, 2012teshome
May 10, 2012How can I format a write protected flash disk?
or i can make fix write protected flash disk?
1. Go to run, type regedit and press enter.
2. Navigate to the path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
If the registry key StorageDevicePolicies does not exist, you will need to create it manually.
3. Highlight StorageDevicePolicies, and then create a New DWORD (32-bit) Value named as WriteProtect.
4. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right window and set the value to 0 in the Value Data Box and press OK button
5. Restart your computer and see if this help
or
1. Start > search bar -> CMD and press enter
2. type< diskpart
3. type< list disk
4. type< select disk # (# is the number of the USB key)
5. type< attributes disk clear readonly
or
May 10, 2012Neo 9 tool able to get past the write protection and format the pen drive
http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs
kunal patil
May 18, 2012scan disk Pen drive write protected error
have you tried the above methods?
May 22, 2012also if your usb key is dead then you have to consider purchase a new one.
Lexcell
June 4, 2012Try This:
1.Right Click on My Computer and Select Manage.
2.Go to Storage then Disk Management.
3. Right click on your Flash Drive and Select Format.
4. If its formatted try and Format it again using the normal method.
5. If the normal method works it means that your USB is not write protected anymore.