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How to remove Write Protection ? - SunnyAkuma - Jan 6, 2014
I have a SanDisk Cruzer USB thumb drive and it will not let me delete files, format the disk, or do anything without an error message about being " write protected ". I've tried numerous ways to format this drive, with no success.
Any suggestions?
* - Knautschtabak - Jan 6, 2014
Have you tried these instructions: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/storage/3456666/how-format-write-protected-flash-drive/
* - Aura - Jan 6, 2014
(Jan 6, 2014 06:42 AM)SunnyAkuma Wrote: I have a SanDisk Cruzer USB thumb drive and it will not let me delete files, format the disk, or do anything without an error message about being " write protected ". I've tried numerous ways to format this drive, with no success.
Any suggestions?
Is it your flash drive or someone's else flash drive ? If it's someone's else, you can give it back the flash drive and ask him to remove the write protection from his computer. Or, you could format it using a tool like Low Level Format Tool : http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/
* - SunnyAkuma - Jan 6, 2014
(Jan 6, 2014 07:10 AM)Aurа Wrote: Is it your flash drive or someone's else flash drive ? If it's someone's else, you can give it back the flash drive and ask him to remove the write protection from his computer. Or, you could format it using a tool like Low Level Format Tool : http://hddguru.com/software/HDD-LLF-Low-Level-Format-Tool/
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I am getting this error when i try to format with Low Level Format software :/
Even the Low Level Format tool says the Disk is write Protected : /
What to do ??
* - desynk - Jan 6, 2014
As another user suggested, sometimes these memory cards have a switch you can toggle to enable/disable write access. Did you check for that?
* - SunnyAkuma - Jan 6, 2014
(Jan 6, 2014 06:45 AM)Deque Wrote: Have you tried these instructions: http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/storage/3456666/how-format-write-protected-flash-drive/
Yeah , I tried this
I need to go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
The Problem with this is that "StorageDevicePolicies" section is not present in my computer :/
Also I have been infected with a virus named recycler which wont go no matter what i do.
* - Crake - Jan 6, 2014
Have you tried wiping it using a linux box?
* - Aura - Jan 6, 2014
(Jan 6, 2014 01:42 PM)SunnyAkuma Wrote: Yeah , I tried this
I need to go to
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
The Problem with this is that "StorageDevicePolicies" section is not present in my computer :/
Also I have been infected with a virus named recycler which wont go no matter what i do.
If you have been infected with a virus, you should go get checked by a MRT member before doing anything else. Go post a thread in the MRT section with all the required informations (logs), that can be found here :
https://hackforums.net/showthread.php?tid=3788670