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How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?

Yogesh Jagtap asks:

How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?


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ha14

August 23, 2012

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 you’ve pluged in)
5. type: attributes disk clear readonly

atul makwana

thank u very much

December 11, 2012
David

Its not working on my Sandisk usb 16 GB

December 15, 2012
ha14

boot with gparted
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
or
Easeus Partition Manager Free Edition or Pro better?
http://www.partition-tool.com/download.htm
delete the volume of your USB key and follow the wizard to create a new volume (this will format USB key)

December 15, 2012
Saju Ahmed

Boss, am really noob about Gparted…only thing I know about it is I have to use this software in windows linux….but i have never try linux in my life. It would be a great work if u just show me the way to format my almost dead pen drive with gparted. My pendrive doesn’t format in windows or cmd because it’s heavily write protected.

December 16, 2012
ha14

Secure Erase / Format With bootable CD/USB Linux Parted Magic by Britec
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8t2ZXOMGKY

Live CDs for Partitioning
http://gr8idea.info/os/tutorials/linux/partition-cd.html

Partition, format and resize your Windows or Linux Partitions on your hard drives with Parted Magic Live Linux OS CD
http://johnsonyip.com/wordpress/2009/10/21/partition-format-and-resize-your-windows-or-linux-partitions-on-your-hard-drives-with-parted-magic-live-linux-os-cd/

December 16, 2012
AHANSARI786

“Solution”
To remove write protection:
*. Open Start Menu >> Run,
*.Type regedit and press Enter.
This will open the registry editor.
*. Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
*. Double click the key WriteProtect in the right pane and set the value to 0
*. In the Data Value Box, press OK
*. Exit Registry, restart yourcomputer and then re-connect your USB pen drive to your computer.


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January 4, 2013
nabby

its not working ……..kindly tell the other way……….

January 30, 2013
susendeep dutta

Try MUSBFixer tool.

February 2, 2013
prasad

its not working i have done this process but no use for my sandisk curzer fit

December 19, 2012
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susendeep dutta

August 24, 2012

Visit the link below and follow the solution mentioned in it -

http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1102/~/memory-card-is-write-protected-or-locked

Kaashif Haja

It was really helpful.
Thank You!!

August 25, 2012
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Shankar

August 31, 2012

How i format my pen drive, its shown write protected.

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Nur Haider

September 15, 2012

How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive? Pls. right solution me.

susendeep dutta

This article will be helpful -

http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive

October 9, 2012
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Bijay Gautam

September 21, 2012

my pendrive always says it is write protected. I cant do anything with it.

0 votes

John

September 22, 2012

How can I remove the write protection from my kingstone pen drive?

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Richard Baidoo

September 23, 2012

how can i remove write protected form my pen device

susendeep dutta

Try neo9 tool -

http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs

October 9, 2012
Wiji

Thanks alot, It Works

October 31, 2012
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nikhil

October 4, 2012

thanx it really works

mantri

how did u try on?? i connected my pendrive to different pc and now i donno from where it got protected, tell me the procedure to un protect my pendrive

November 3, 2012
susendeep dutta

Use Neo9 tool suggested above.

November 21, 2012
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vikky r,

October 7, 2012

hi friends………….
actually i am not able to delete the file from my sandisk pen drive.
there is a problm,i.e. ”write ptotection”.
so how can i overcome.
plz help me……………….
thanks….

0 votes

brightax

October 8, 2012

I can’t open my sandisk pen drive because it is write protected. when i insert it tells me to format but cannot do so. How can i do it

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Deepak Sharma

October 9, 2012

Hi this is Deepak and there is a big issue here , my 8 GB pen drive has automatically showing write Protection , bcos of this i m unable to formate it , i have tried registry open process also but still problem is same .kindly suggest me something new systematic process so that i can format my pen drive

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OM Panchal`

October 15, 2012

Hello, Sir/Ma’m

My 4 gb scandisk pen drive is not formatt & not delete the any file or folder.
The error is
“‘the disk is write protected’”
Can u help me for reuse my scandisk pen drive

susendeep dutta
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ANKUSH HARNE

October 22, 2012

When i try to format my pen drive a msg comes”The disk is write protected”. S i cant able to format my pen drive. help me quickly pls

susendeep dutta

Follow the suggestions listed in above comments as they are helpful and are working solutions.

November 21, 2012
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DEEPAK

October 24, 2012

hai iam deepak . my sandisk pendrive is showing write protected. how to remove the write protected. please help me

susendeep dutta

Use mUSBFixer tool and also follow some suggestions suggested above.

October 30, 2012
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manish yadav

October 31, 2012

How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?

susendeep dutta

Visit the link below and follow the steps mentioned under second topic heading -

http://www.ehow.com/how_4881674_remove-write-protection-sandisk.html

November 21, 2012
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santosh kumar shahi

November 4, 2012

Hello, Sir/Ma’m
My 8 gb scandisk pen drive is not formatt & not delete the any file or folder.
The error is
“‘the disk is write protected’”
Can u help me for reuse my scandisk pen drive

susendeep dutta

Did you tried above solutions listed above such as in the link below -

http://www.ehow.com/how_4881674_remove-write-protection-sandisk.html

November 21, 2012
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lawrence zou

November 6, 2012

Help to remove write protected from my scanDisk pen drive

Pratik

nobody is here..to solve this problem…i tried all these methods but still it says “The disk is write protected”

November 6, 2012
susendeep dutta

Give mUSBFixer tool a try.

November 21, 2012
susendeep dutta

neo9 tool -

http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs

November 21, 2012
0 votes

ahmed ata

November 10, 2012

Solve the problem of flash write-protected Windows 7

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md anwer

November 12, 2012

how to remove write protection from a pendrive

0 votes

Vinod Yadav

November 16, 2012

How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?

susendeep dutta

Follow the steps mentioned in the first comment of this thread or you can use neo9 tool,mUSBFixer etc.

November 21, 2012
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kwadu madu

November 23, 2012

How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?it has no external switch

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subramaniyan

November 26, 2012

i bring new pen drive for scan disk it cant able access to properly.
i cant be viewed in full size on disk . how to recover my problem
kindly accept my apologies ……… thanking you ……… i’m waiting for your feed back

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Deendayal

December 1, 2012

This works for me. Thanks a ton….

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Jagdeep Sekhon

December 6, 2012

How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk 8 GB pen drive?

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dj cobby

December 13, 2012

how can i remove a write protection from my sandisk pen drive….pls help me

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sohil papuaani

January 8, 2013

i want to know unlock my pendrave.

susendeep dutta

Kindly elaborate your question as it seems that your pendrive is password protected.If this is the case,then the below link could be helpful -

http://www.ehow.com/how_6142470_remove-flash-drive-security.html

February 6, 2013
0 votes

RAMESH

January 9, 2013

How can I remove the write protection from my sony pen drive?

susendeep dutta

Tried neo9 tool -

http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs

February 2, 2013
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prateek kumar

January 24, 2013

my 8gb sandisk pendrive is write protected . I want to remove write protection. How can i remove write protection from my pendrive.

please help me
its urgent

susendeep dutta

Did you saw above solutions as many were having same issues ?

February 2, 2013
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Giridhar

February 1, 2013

how to remove write protection from my sandisk pendrive

susendeep dutta

Visit the link below to know how to remove write protection -

http://www.ehow.com/how_4881674_remove-write-protection-sandisk.html

February 2, 2013
babblu

I m scared if my system data may erase.. i tried with regedit.. but its not showing storage diveces under control .. how to give value 0

February 5, 2013
susendeep dutta

If you find using registry editor difficult,then use the below tool -

http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs

February 6, 2013
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RAHUL.G.PANCHAL

February 2, 2013

how to remove the write protection from cardial i ball pendrive

susendeep dutta

Did you saw some suggested solutions above as some responders are satisfied with it ?

February 6, 2013