How can I remove write protection from my pendrive?

Go to My Computer/This PC and under Devices with Removable Storage, look for your pen drive device. Right-click on it and click Properties. Click Edit, in the pop-up box, sometimes there’s an option to Remove write-protection. Change the status of this option and try again.

How do I take off write protection?

Follow this navigation: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies. Here, you should see a DWORD value called WriteProtect. Double-click it to get a dialog box. In the Value Data field, enter a 0 to turn off write protection and click OK.

Why is my pendrive write-protected?

When you receive the error “The disk is write-protected“, it means you tried formatting your Pendrive but were not able to. This may be due to external software or encryption that was probably used to lock the contents of the Pendrive and the contents within the drive are read-only.

How can I remove write protection from my SanDisk pen drive?

Type Regedit in Windows search box to go Registry Editor. 3. Double click the WriteProtect, Change the value from 1 to 0 and click OK to save this change. Then exit the Registry Editor and restart your PC, insert your SanDisk USB/SD card/SSD again, you’ll find the SanDisk device is not write-protected anymore.

Why is my SanDisk write-protected?

The factors responsible for SanDisk write protected issues These factors could be responsible for SanDisk write protected errors: » Improper file systems. Windows and Mac computers use different file system. Windows uses NTFS and Mac uses macOS; the NTFS file system is not supported by Mac computer.

Why is my USB write-protected?

What does it mean when you receive “The disk is write-protected” error message while trying to format a flash drive, pen drive or SD card? It means the Windows operating system has set administrator limitations, the registry entry is damaged, virus infection or third-party encryption software locked your USB pen drive.

What is write-protected in pendrive?

Can not remove write protection USB?

  1. Check the USB Stick for Viruses.
  2. Check the USB Drive Body.
  3. Check to Make Sure the USB Stick Isn’t Full.
  4. Remove Individual Files With Write Protection.
  5. DiskPart Command Prompt Utility.
  6. Clear Write Protection Error in Windows Registry.
  7. Format the USB Drive.
  8. Turn Off BitLocker.

How do I remove write protection on a USB drive SanDisk?