I run Windows 10 and here is my problem that started today. Everytime I go to put something on my USB Flash Drive I get a message saying: "The disk is write protected" -- Remove the write protection or use another disk.This just started today and I tried another USB stick and it works find?
Hello artic,
I hope this below may help to disable write protection for your USB.
Enable or Disable Disk Write Protection in Windows | Tutorials
If none of that helps it may be due to USB itself going bad. Inability to write to, delete files or format is one of first and most common indication. It's actually a safe mode built into most USB drives and SD cards so you don't loose files in case something goes wrong, a safe mode if you will.
This is what is showing in my command promp .Now this was taken with write protected USB in Drive. I just don't know what to do now. Help please.
This was taken with write protected USB **Not** in Drive. So do I put the USB stick in drive or leave it out to do this?
It appears that Disk 2 is the USB drive.
You would enter select disk 2 at step 4 in Option 3, and press Enter.
Next, you would type attributes disk clear readonly at step 7, and press Enter.
Afterwards, test to see if you still get the disk write protected message.
Brink,
Do I put the USB in the USB Drive while I do the above?
Pardon me, Brink, but if I may?
artic, in order for an Operating System to work on a memory stick, SD card, USB Thumb/Flash drive or other External drive it has to be plugged into the computer first.
Ok so I put the USB Thumb stick in the drive and do this right? And then I will be able to put stuff like music and etc.. on there and play back later when I want to put & take stuff off the stick like I used to?
Ok I did it and it still says Write Protected so I guest I will just have to throw the thumb drive away. I want to thank everyone who helped as I learned a great deal through this. Happy New Year to all.
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