Hi,
My 8GB SanDisk pen drive has been write protected for a very long time I guess. How can resolve this trouble? I am not able to format it and also tried few solutions over from the net, but nothing worked. Any solutions here? Best if someone already did remove their write protection!
I am a win 8.1 user.
the pendrive is basically locked to protect data . Its permanent , you need to replace it.
In many cases a USB drive is *not* locked permanently. Many older USB drives have a tiny "write-protect" switch along the side, as do many older "full-sized" SD cards. Check the sides for a switch and markings such as "open lock" and "closed lock" symbols.
As Hovsep also mentioned, there are software "read-only" modes for some disks, depending on the file system.
1. Open CMD with administrative rights and press enter
2. type: diskpart
3. type: list disk
4. type: select disk # (# is the number of the USB)
5. type: attributes disk clear readonly
6.type: Exit
7. Unplug usb key and replug.