shubham gupta asks:
When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive?
59 Answers -
Anonymous
January 16, 20121. Go to run, type regedit and press enter.
2. Navigate to the path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlStorageDevicePolicies
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
if there is no important file, try to format
Click on Start.
Type diskmgmt.msc in Run.
In the disk management window, select the pen drive, right click on it and click on Format. Now choose the File System and Allocation Unit Size.
Click on OK.
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
perhaps this hotfix can help also
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/remove-write-protection-sandisk-pen-drive/
perhaps take ownership
http://www.rizonesoft.com/2011/ownership-shell/
You can find two reg files below if you are on xp or vista
http://www.mydigitallife.info/how-to-disable-write-access-to-usb-hard-disk-and-flash-key-drives/
may i know the correct format of writing in cmd..
January 17, 2012Folloow this tutorial
http://pario.no/2011/05/23/clear-read-only-flag-on-disk-in-windows-7-using-diskpart/
go to run and type gpedit.msc this will open group policy then
January 17, 2012Computer Configuration-Administrative Templates-System-All Settings just below Windows Components
right click on Removable Disks: Deny Write access then choose Edit in the opened windowschoose set to Not Configured and click apply
hello sir there is no ALL SETTINGS in my computer
March 1, 2012which windows OS you have. if you click on Administrative Templates on the right screen you will see all items and below
Windows Components you should see
All Settings.
Enable Group Policy Editor on Windows 7 Home
March 1, 2012http://www.instantfundas.com/2011/07/enable-group-policy-editor-on-windows-7.html
sory it wasn’t worked ,,,,,,,,,,,,, would please more specify on it…………. or any other ways to format a WRITE PROTECTED drive?
June 23, 2012sir ,
June 28, 2012this step is not found in All Settings
right click on Removable Disks: Deny Write access then choose Edit in the opened windowschoose set to Not Configured and click apply
To format my memory card to show windows was not unable to format . how to format.
May 31, 2012the regedit option helped didnt even have to restart thanks a bunch.
July 24, 2012It’s not working, I am not able to make a 32bit DWORD file
August 24, 2012FIDELIS
January 17, 2012Hello are you sure your drive is not locked by a switch? If it is, try unlocking it by moving switch. If that is not the case, you could try the following:
http://www.troublefixers.com/remove-write-protection-on-usb-pen-drive-or-memory-card-or-ipod/
shubham
January 17, 2012No guys no idea works.
Try to format from other pc
try to format with HP disc format utility.
if nothing works your card may be dameged.
January 25, 2012You can format it using command prompt type FORMAT X:
June 13, 2012X:–the name of your usb drive and press ENTER
it will give you a message press y and then again press ENTER
Thanxs vibhawa it realy works….. thank u very very very very very………………… much…….
June 18, 2012BY DONIG ALL THE STEPS :ERROR COMES IN CMD THAT:THE DISK IS WRITE PROTECTED. ANY IDEA i”ve tried all the solutions.plz help me!
June 30, 2012i”m having sandik 16gb pendrive
FIDELIS
January 25, 2012Hello, you could try the second solution in the sandisk forum:
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1102/related/1/session/L2F2LzEvdGltZS8xMzI3NDc1NDAxL3NpZC80UW1QSF9Paw==
If nothing else works, you could try formatting pendrive with gparted:
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/
Did you by any chance checked the pendrive in another computer?
Sanjeevyadavsaifai
March 18, 2012how can remove write protection my sandisk
guest
March 30, 2012it does not work
Akishan Kishan
April 16, 2012these step is successfull to remove write-protect from usb
plz suggest effective step to remove write-protect from usb
thank you
pankaj kumar tiwari
April 24, 2012i have been facing a probleme with my pen drive write-protection. i should get a solution for removing it from my usb.
sandeep kumar
May 6, 2012When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive?
1.Go to Run->regedit
May 6, 20122.MyComputer->HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE->SYSTEM->CurrentControlSet->Control -> StorageDevicePolicies
3.Delete the StorageDevicePolicies in Your Registry.
no use for this solution
May 20, 2012BALAJI K R
May 9, 2012Hi I have a SanDisk cruzer blade 8GB pendrive which has got write protected without my knowledge, now it is not able to access it so please help me out to overcome this problem.
Hi
Start > Run “cmd”
type–> diskpart
type–> list volume
type–> select volume #
type–> attributes disk clear readonly
type–> x:\>attrib -r /s /d (X= USB drive)
1. Open start menu, in the search bar type REGEDIT and press enter. This will open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note: 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.
May 9, 20124. 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 try copying files into your USB drives.
This suggest is not worked plz help my new sendisk pendrive is write protected
May 11, 2012Thanks……………….. the first method is working properly……….. and again one more thanks……..
May 31, 2012sorry to say , but it also dosen’t work
August 16, 2012gupta
May 10, 2012I’ve had some luck with the following:
Open 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.
That will remove the “readonly” setting from the flash drive’s volume. Hopefully it helps.
it’s not working pls help me…
July 5, 2012aditya
May 13, 2012how can i remove the write protection from my sandisk pen drive?
Did you tried the solution suggested by Gupta in the above comment?
May 29, 2012anukul
May 19, 2012i can’t format my sundisk pendrive due to write prtection
Remove write protection on pen drive -
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
May 29, 2012Amol deshmukh
May 21, 2012tanx dude
Prakhar
May 23, 2012Actually after going through regedit option , I am unable to format my write protected Scandisk 8GB pen drive. Due to this I am unable to move any datafrom PC to Pen drive. Kindly tell me to format my write protected pen drive , because i have applied all ways to format? If not possible , then provide me any software link ( i have applied all links from web) or contact details of Scandisk pen drive repairing shop?
Try mUSBfixer
May 28, 2012http://ketopc.blogspot.fr/2012/05/musbfixer-format-write-protected-usb.
format will delete all files
there is one solution for removing a write protection from the pendrive.
June 11, 2012install operating system in ur pendrive.then after try format option.
don prince
June 1, 2012how to remove write protected from flash drive
don prince
June 1, 2012how to remove write protected from flash drive.
please help me
Follow the instructions mentioned by ha14 above which starts as :-
” Hi
June 18, 2012Start > Run “cmd”
…………………………… into your USB drives.
shadul
June 4, 2012when ever i m going to save file they the write permission error will ocure…….
Remove write protection on pendrive -
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
June 18, 2012Pankaj Negi
June 8, 2012How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?
Use mUSBfixer -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
June 18, 2012shiva
June 10, 2012i jst need answer but i havn’t seen my questions answer how to format write protected or remove write protected virus from san dik cruzer endrive
Thomas
June 17, 2012how can remove copy write protection my sandisk? help me
Did you followed Gupta’s methods above starting as -
“I’ve had some luck with the following:
……………… flash drive’s volume. Hopefully it helps. “
June 18, 2012gobinda kalundia
June 18, 2012my sandisk pendrive is showing write protected,while i delet the items in that,…HOW CAN I REMOVE THE WRITE PROTECTED FORM PENDRIVE??????
Follow the instructions in the link below -
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1102/~/memory-card-is-write-protected-or-locked
June 18, 2012surajkumar
June 19, 2012When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive? als..
(I am not able to delete ,or add anything in it… it shows that your device is write protected .remove write protection and try again..)
dai natharikala.. change ur card reader first… Its working for me
June 20, 2012mUSBfixer is a tool you can use -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
Also,can try -
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
June 20, 2012jithuraj vu
June 25, 2012i am format my sndisk pedrive.but that canont format it.that time show a box that ia writte protected.how to solve it
Follow the steps mentioned in the link below -
http://kb.sandisk.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1102/~/memory-card-is-write-protected-or-locked
August 24, 2012manoj
June 25, 2012i have a 8 GB sandisk pendrive .
in this much data is stored
which is not deleted,any files were not writed on it.
plz any bdy send solution of this.
Use mUSBFIxer tool -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
August 24, 2012Akhlesh
June 28, 2012sir
i can’t format my pendrive. I used regedit but iits not working.
i can’t paste and access from my pendrive i have use some tools but i cant fromat , access and paste anything.
Try mUSBfixer tool to remove write protection -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
August 24, 2012kiran kumar
June 28, 2012When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive?
How to Remove Write Protection From SanDisk -
http://www.ehow.com/how_4881674_remove-write-protection-sandisk.html
August 24, 2012prasanna kumar padhi
June 28, 2012when i some data copy in my pen drive .it show your pen drive is write protected
amitkumar
June 30, 2012sir ,
in second solution..,all step are clear.but after all setting what to do.describe in details plz !
shakeel
July 1, 2012my pen drive sandisk had a problem when i will formatting a box is appearing that your disk is write protected
Shakeel Shaik
July 1, 2012When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive?
lemuel
July 3, 2012..i hope..there are software for formatting the Sandisk flashdrive…and its easy to download…tnx
krishna tyagi
July 14, 2012my pen drive 4 gb is write protected how can i remove write protect. plz send guideline on E-mail Id.
benjamin sasu
July 17, 2012How can I format a write protected pen drive?
Harshad
July 17, 2012try these steps
1. Start > run -> CMD and press enter
2. type< diskpart
3. type< list disk
4. type< select disk # (# is the number of the USB HDD you’ve plugged in )
5. type< attributes disk clear readonly
manogaran
July 18, 2012When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive?
Start > Run “cmd”
type–> diskpart
type–> list volume
type–> select volume #
type–> attributes disk clear readonly
type–> x:\>attrib -r /s /d (X= USB drive)
1. Open start menu, in the search bar type REGEDIT and press enter. This will open the registry editor.
2. Navigate to the following path:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
Note: 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 try copying files into your USB drives.
if your files are not important on the USB key and would like to format then try
July 18, 2012mUSBfixer -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
Hi ,I had the same problem with my Sandisk, tried everything but nothing worked.
The only way is to Use a Flash drive tester – in Destructive write test mode, you will then be able to re-format the drive. Make sure you copy any files you need before doing this as all data on Sandisk will be lost.
This is the free program I use,
http://mikelab.kiev.ua/index_en.php?page=PROGRAMS/chkflsh_en
Hope this helps
Graham.
July 20, 2012SATISH
July 20, 2012I had a pen drive of 8GB which is write protect automatic how to remove the write protect
Satish,
Did you try some of the advice above?
July 25, 2012Bibhas
July 23, 2012Its very easy!!!!! Just go to your pen drive properties>customeraize>advanced>everyone>tick out the ‘write’ box blank and apply!!!
AND ITS DONE…
Restart your machine and plug ur usb and again freshly format it and ENJOY…
chino
July 25, 2012I really need help. I have a problem with my SanDisk pen drive, which is write protection. I really want it fixed and i will appreciate!
THANK YOU!
Try neo9 tool -
http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs
July 27, 2012Akhil Abraham
July 25, 2012To Remove the write protection …..follow these steps:
Start > search bar -> CMD and press enter
2. type< diskpart
3. type< list disk
4. type< select disk # (# is the number of the USB HDD you’ve plugged in )
5. type< attributes disk clear readonly
Format your USB drive
If still the usb drive is write protected then you can execute a “low-level format” on the drive. Download the free software to perform the “low-level format” of your USB drive.
After completing the low-level-format you may have to create a partition in that disk drive.
For that :
1. Run diskmgmt.msc in Run.
2. In the disk management window, select the pen drive, right click on it and click on Format.
3. Click OK and the drive will be reusable after this.
If you still receive the error
Nortey Richard
July 26, 2012how can i remove write protection from my pen drive
mUSBfixer -
http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Security-Related/mUSBfixer.shtml
OR
http://en.kioskea.net/faq/4214-remove-write-protection-on-pen-drive
July 27, 2012suithanga
July 30, 2012I cannot use my pen drive (Sandisk Cruzer Edge 8GB).
The link below has some troubleshooting methods regarding your pendrive -
http://www.ehow.com/how_4881674_remove-write-protection-sandisk.html
August 24, 2012ashwini
August 2, 2012how can remove write protection from pen drive.
a k tripathi
August 5, 2012When I try to delete items from my SanDisk pen drive, it shows a message saying that the drive is write protected. How to remove that write protection of pen drive?
dhruv
August 15, 2012Hi
can you tell me please when i connect my pendrive to the computer there shown write protection so how i can remove this problems please solve my problems i have a sandisk 8 gb pen drive and i have bought just before 3 month a go.
milonfkabir
August 17, 2012How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?
Refer to the link below -
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275883-32-format-wipe-write-protected-sandisk-drive
August 24, 2012swaraj
August 17, 2012how to create manual current control set…..please….say…??
xhoni
August 18, 2012hello every one i can format my usb flash because is write-protectet please help me and my usb flash is removable
helllllllllllppppppppp
Use neo9 tool -
http://www.box.net/shared/9hgp81ndgs
August 24, 2012SREEKUMAR
August 30, 2012I tried by Regedit for remove write protection from my pen drive. But in the disk management menu when I right clicked there the format option is not highlighted.I tried Low level format tool. B I cannot done it so far. Anybody help me?
purohitdevan
August 31, 2012How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?
pyare
September 4, 2012my pen drive go to write protect how to formet my pen drive ???
mani sankar
September 9, 2012How can I remove the write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?
Tshering Dhendup
September 11, 2012Anonymous, i have a Sandisks pendrive. i tried out all the ways to remove the write protection. i followed all your instructions correctly but still unable to format and the error message is ” The Disk Is write Protected”.
Can you please help me if there is any other ways to format this protected disk
Yogiraj mishra
September 12, 2012Dude! just use any boot cd and boot your PC with pluging the pen drive or can try many tools out there like HP usb disk
or Disk security ASC disk utility!
venkatesh
September 16, 2012my sandisk cruzer switch 8 gb pendrive is not working….
when i format the pendrive it can shows an error message like this “the disk is write protected”. so please tell me any idea to format my pendrive…
i have urgently need an idea to format it…..
Just a heads up to anyone still experiencing this problem, the suggestion of using Check Flash 1.16.2 is the one that worked for me. Had a crash copying files to usb flash drive and from then on it was write protected and unusable. Loaded up Check Flash and did the following:
MAKE SURE YOU COPY ALL FILES YOU WANT TO KEEP BEFORE DOING THIS!!!
1. Under Access Type Select As Logical Drive (NT-based Systems only)
September 17, 20122. Under Action type Select Full Erase
3. Under Drive: Slect USB flash drive
4. Hit start and wait. It will format/erase the drive and allow you to use it again.
aditya
September 18, 2012my SanDisk 8 GB pendrive is write protected . I tried the above steps i couldn’t find the USB key . Exactly what is it .
aditya
September 18, 2012By mistake I have deleted the write protected folder now what should i do . ??
sony
September 19, 2012hmmmm,
It’s not working properly,
Can you explain it, how can i remove protection from my usb data storage device,
My data storage device name is sandisk and that can store maximum 4 gb data,
when i do format my usb disk, then that will showing some error is
“” the disk is write protected”"
Please solve this problem soon as possible.
Thank You.
Sandeep Kumar
September 22, 2012My pen drive (sandisk 8GB cruzer blade) is write protected…….how to remove the protection?
Regards and Thanks,
Sandeep