Does Burning to USB Drive Make it Unwriteable?


  1. Posts : 17
    W7
       #1

    Does Burning to USB Drive Make it Unwriteable?


    If I use Windows USB/DVD tool or Rufus to burn the Windows 10 ISO to my USB drive, would I be able to use the USB drive anymore, i.e. deleting files and putting other ones?
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  2. Posts : 14
    Windows 10 Pro
       #2

    Gather you are talking about usb memory stick drives, not laser burning a disc.
    Will still work, yes. Just reformat it.
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    W10 Pro (desktop), W11 (laptop), W11Pro (tablet)
       #3

    "Burning" is a term that refers to writing data to a CD or DVD since, unless you use a re-writable disk, the disk is burned and can't be used again.

    Not so with a USB thumb drive. It's re-writable so you can delete the files on there (or format) and re-use it for whatever you wish.
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  4. Posts : 17
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    Thread Starter
       #4

    But mine did. It is now write-protected. How can I fix this?
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