Mohammed Muktar asks:
My flash says when I want to use it that it is write protected.
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Facundo Ortiz Gallego
July 25, 2012If you are using a SD card adaptar check for a little switch in the left side of it… turn off the lock condition.
hmmm Exactly
July 27, 2012yes baby .. you are the man .
October 25, 2012ha14
July 25, 2012perhaps like this
Start > Run “cmd”
type–> diskpart
type–> list volume
type–> select volume #
type–> attributes disk clear readonly
type–> x:\>attrib -r /s /d (X= memory card)
Memory card is write protected or locked
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1102/~/memory-card-is-write-protected-or-locked
Remove Write Protection On USB Pen Drive or Memory Card or iPod
http://www.troublefixers.com/remove-write-protection-on-usb-pen-drive-or-memory-card-or-ipod/
it won’t help friend.. i also have a pen-drive that is write protected – i also tried editing registry but nothing helping me….
July 26, 2012If pain Drive is show write protection…
October 5, 2012go to Start menu > click on run (regedit) > delete (Storagedevicepolicies)
now restart your pc … ok done
Suman Acharya
July 26, 2012try low-level formating (truly speaking it may or maynot work because low level formating is a manufacturer tools and they already have done it. there are merely tools for it no matter what they claim)
but no harm giving a try here you can find a tool
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/Hard-Disk-Utils/HDD-Low-Level-Format-Tool.shtml
Tai Gee
July 26, 2012I think there is a small switch somewhere on your SD card, just slide it up/down.
susendeep dutta
July 26, 2012Format the drive and remove write protection using mUSBfixer tool -
http://mhotspot.com/musbfixer/
Âdil Farôôq
July 27, 2012there will be a small switch on the side of your flash simply move it up or down it will remove write protected.
Sushil Kathpalia
August 1, 2012Just check this article because there are 3 different ways to remove write protection..
I think it might help you
http://techsalsa.com/solution-to-remove-write-protection-from-usb-pen-drive/
abhijit.s.kulkarni
August 15, 2012When I try to format my pen drive, a message comes “The disk is write protected”. So I can’t format my pen drive. Help me quickly please.
uday sankar
September 3, 2012when i format my pendrive it shows write protected.what should i do?
MOHD SYED LONE
September 27, 2012how can i remove write protection from 4gb sandisk pendrive
The link below explains how to remove write protection -
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
October 9, 2012Gabriel
October 4, 2012try this http://usb-fix.blogspot.com.ar/
Harry
October 5, 2012If pain Drive is show write protection…
go to Start menu > click on run (regedit) > delete (Storagedevicepolicies)
now restart your pc … ok done
it’s working 1000% true
what if the write protection property of the flash drive has been activated by the other computer (other computer such as the one at the computer shop or computer cafe,your friend’s computer etc) do i need to delete the so called “STORAGE DEVICE POLICIES” in the computer or do it in my own computer?
November 12, 2012Give the tool under the link below a try -
http://mhotspot.com/musbfixer/
November 21, 2012srinivas achary
October 27, 2012unable to format a 8GB Transcend pendrive… since it has been write protected while using the file recovery software..
tried a lot of solution
1) using diskpart cmd
2) cmd promt
3) flash recovery for transcend
4) Local-machine- root
and searching 4 other method kindly help so……
The tool in the link below can be helpful -
http://mhotspot.com/musbfixer/
October 27, 2012mvsb pulluri
October 28, 2012How can I remove write protection from my SanDisk flash?
The link below will be helpful -
http://www.ehow.com/how_4881674_remove-write-protection-sandisk.html
October 30, 2012arerpay
November 1, 2012i need help how to remove write protect
Follow the steps mentioned in above comments.
November 21, 2012