If you are facing a problem with a USB Pendrive or SD card that cannot be formatted and to which you cannot copy any files, then have a look at our helpful guide on how to remove write protection from USB Pendrive.
In this modern world of technology, we all come through gadgets and devices that we couldn't even imagine a few years back and one of them is Pendrive or USB Drive, a very small device manufactured to store large amounts of files and data. The invention of the Pendrive revolutionized the way we transferred data from one PC to another. Nowadays we don't need to carry all those fragile CDs and DVDs with us.
Now you can Just plug-in your Pendrive and you got everything you need. By using Pendrive we can easily make bootable USB for Operating System installation. As Pendrive manufacturers keep on updating their products and hence they introduces write protection in Pendrives. Write protection is a setting that blocks all types of modification or deletion of any file. Even there are other methods to protect USB with a password. But this is the best way to protect data on USB Pendrive but sometimes it malfunction and get an error and we can't be able to remove write protection from USB Pendrive. Then you can't delete or copy a file or any other document or format the USB even when the write Protection is switched off.
How To Remove Write Protection From USB Pendrive.
Sometimes you will find that it is impossible to format, delete or copy or paste new files to an SD card or USB Pendrive. Windows will pop up you a message that it is write protected, even though you will find no 'lock' switch or if there is - you have made sure that the switch is set correctly to allow files or any other documents to be written on the drive. It is well worth checking that your Pendrive has the switch set to 'unlocked'. When it is set to 'locked' you won't be able to copy any new files onto the memory card or USB Pendrive, and it also restricts you from accidentally formatting it.
HowTo Remove Write Protection From USB Pendrive/SD Card.
There are lots of ways to remove Write Protection From USB Pendrive but here I am going to show you 3 ways to remove write protection.
#1. Remove Write Protection From USB Pendrive Using Command Prompt (CMD).
By using the command prompt you can easily remove write protection from USB Pendrive. So I hope by cleaning your USB Pendrive or SD card with cmd will fix write protection error.
➤First of all, Click On “Start Button” ➜Then Search “CMD” ➜Then Click Enter to open command prompt dialog box.
➤Then type “Diskpart” and press "Enter" Key and another dialog box will appear.
➤Now, Type “List Disk” and press Enter. This command will display a list of drives connected to your computer.
➤After that Search for your Pendrive by the letter that follows its name.
➤Type "Select volume X". Make sure to Replace X with the number from the first column in the list for the USB drive or SD card you want to perform commands for.
(For Eg, if the USB Pendrive is Volume 3, you should type select volume 3.)
➤Now Type “attributes disk clear Readonly” and press Enter.
➤Type “Exit“ and press Enter.
#2. Remove Write Protection From USB Pendrive Using Registry Editor.
➤ Firstly, open your “Start Menu“, and search for “Run” option.
➤ After that type in “Regedit” into the "Run" box and press Enter.
➤ After that new window for registry editor will get open.
➤ Next step is to navigate to the following path:-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SYSTEM> CurrentControlSet > Control >StorageDevicePolicies
➤ After successfully reaching to that portion as shown above. Double-click the “WriteProtect” key located in the right side pane and set the value to 0.
➤ Go to the Data Value box and press “OK”
#3. Remove Write Protection From Pendrive By Formatting.
Restart your computer and press the “F8” key. Select Safe Mode with Networking from the list that follows.
➤ Now Open the “My Computer” window by pressing “Win + E” buttons.
➤ Simply Right click on your drive and click on “Format”.
➤ After That Select “FAT32” from the “File System” menu.
➤ Now Uncheck “Quick Format” option.
➤ Just Click on “Start” button. Windows will Start to Format the drive.
➤ After formatting is done you can try re-using your drive by re-inserting it.
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I hope you all these methods will surely help you to remove write protection from USB Pendrive. If you found all these methods failed to repair your drive than your USB is physically damaged and it’s time to buy a new one.In case if you face any problem, please don’t forget to comment below and if it works please also share with your friends and others too.
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