Atuhurire Solomon asks:
Is it possible to format a write protected flash drive? If so, how?
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Alan Wade
July 17, 2012Most flash drives have a little toggle in one corner that is the write protection. Try switching it over.
If you are still having problems after that then this link has a good tutorial on what to do:
http://www.troublefixers.com/remove-write-protection-on-usb-pen-drive-or-memory-card-or-ipod/
already done but no luck!!!!
July 26, 2012ha14
July 17, 2012try mUSBfixer it has option Format Write Protected
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
it just dont’t let me choose my usb.
July 26, 2012win 7 64-bit.
ferdinan Sitohang
July 17, 20121. Insert your disc into PC/notebook
2. open command prompt
3. type “chkdsk /f ” ex : chkdsk /f g:
4. delete all the file in the usb drive using “del :*.*” ex : del g:\*.*
5. Format the usb drive using format command ex : Format g:
Thats it.
How can I format a write protected pen drive?
July 20, 2012Did you tried other solutions suggested by other people here like trying mUSB fixer ?
July 21, 2012i knew. it couldn’t help me.. i am having this write protected pen drive for a year and trying every solution i can….but no luck yet…
July 26, 2012first i bought it and copying songs from my pc and in the middle after copying some files it suddenly displayed a message the disk is write protected!!!
Hello bro,
Any luck with ur pendrive or still bad.
August 7, 2012no this is not the way to format write protected
November 23, 2012Thanks for your information, Could please send an email to my ID. It will be good for me if i required any further assistance.
Thank you
December 1, 2012It showing Cant formate, it is write protected, How we can slove it
December 1, 2012Shakirah Faleh Lai
July 17, 2012Remove write protection http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
Ben
July 17, 2012No, you cannot format a write protected flash drive. You have to disable write protection, usually accomplished by flicking a ‘switch’ on the device.
Kevin Fegan
July 18, 2012There could be other write-protect methods but the only one I have seen is a little (OK, super-tiny) slide switch on the flash drive to select “Write-protected” / “Write-enabled”. Locate the switch and move it to the alternate position. You might be able to use the tip of a pen, or you might need something smaller like a micro-screwdriver or other tool.
If you are really talking about security measures (password/encryption) on some flash drives, then you need to reformat the flash drive as suggested by “ferdinan Sitohang” above.
Dalsan
July 20, 2012I do know that Transcend has a tool in its support site to reformat flash drives that become write protected somehow. Check the support site of your flash drive brand to see if they have a tool you can use. An example of the tool is here: http://www.transcendusa.com/Support/DLCenter
hanuman mali
July 29, 2012i also try format my pendrive but this is is realy imposible. can anybady help mi pls. give mi notes.
Rana
September 12, 2012my pen driver is show write protected. How to format my pen drive and working previous.
Use neo9 tool -
http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs
October 9, 2012Wow amazing! i’ve already tried and it workz! i attempt other solution in the forum in the internet but their solutions are complicated.
THANKS susendeep dutta!! God bless!
November 12, 2012its says USB flash disk not found! anyone know why?
November 12, 2012Go to device manager and locate the name of your drive and then if it displays yellow coloured exclamation mark,then right click on it to troubleshoot it.
November 21, 2012walta
October 2, 2012i have 16 GB hp flash disc and it is write protected, i couldn’t formatted it. need help please
Remove write protection -
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
October 9, 2012Luis
October 26, 2012Thanks alan
Diskpart
list disk
select disk 1/2/3 choose disk by looking at size 0 is your os
ATTRIBUTES DISK CLEAR READONLY
list volume
select volume 1/2/3/4/5 choose volume according to drive letter
ATTRIBUTES VOLUME CLEAR READONLY
format quick
use format only if you formatting the drive!
November 9, 2012Horua
November 13, 2012How do you really remove a write protected from any flash drive?
Did you tried neo9 tool and other solution suggested above?
November 21, 2012Horua
November 13, 2012There are some flash drive that are write protected but can’t be removed why is it that it is so hard to remove such write protected flash drives. Is it damaged or whats the real cause of it. Any answers for such help