How to Fix "The Disk is Write Protected" Error? | Remove Write Protection
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
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A disk suddenly facing write-protected is a very common problem. When your USB/ SD card, internal, or an external hard drive is write protected, you can neither access the saved data nor do any changes to your device. So, how to remove write protection? In this video, we will show you several workable solutions on how to fix this disk is write protected error.
Timestamps:
Solution 1: Physical Check to Find Any Switch 1:40s
Solution 2: Removing Write Protection in Command Prompt 2:21s
Solution 3: Use Registry to Remove Disk Write Protection 3:08s
Solution 4: Remove Individual Files with Write Protection 4:03s
Solution 5: Check the Available Space 4:28s
How to fix “the disk is Write Protected” error?
Solution 1: Physical Check to Find Any Switch
Some USB sticks/SD cards have a mechanical switch on them that puts them into Write Protect mode. If face this situation, then just move the switch to the unlocked position and try to copy files again.
Solution 2: Removing Write Protection in Command Prompt
Hit Windows key + X, and select Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu. In this menu two things such as
1. Type diskpart, and next press Enter
2. Next, type list disk, and press Enter. You should see a list of currently mounted disks
3. Make sure you can see your USB drive on the screen. Make a note of your disk number.
4. Now enter the following command: select disk [your disk number]
5. Once selected, enter the following command: attributes disk clear readonly
6. You’ve cleared any remaining read-only file attributes from the USB Flash Drive/SD Card.
Solution 3: Use Registry to Remove Disk Write Protection
1. Press the Windows key+X, select “Run”
2. In the search box on the taskbar, type regedit and select “OK”. Then, select the top result for Registry Editor
3. Go to the key registry key below: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
4. left side in the window click Control key, and select New and Key, named StorageDevicePolicies.
5. On the right panel of StorageDevicePolicies, right-click and select New DWORD and give it name as WriteProtect.
6. Double-click the WriteProtect value in the right pane of StorageDevicePolicy.
7. Change the Value data from "1" to "0" and click OK to save your changes.
Solution 4: Remove Individual Files with Write Protection
Browse to your USB drive, and find the offending file. Right-click and select Properties. At the bottom of the panel, under Attributes, ensure Read-only is unchecked.
Solution 5: Check the Available Space
Open Windows Explorer and browse to my computer. This gives you an overview of all drives connected to your system. Right-click your USB drives and selects the Properties. Then you can view the size of used space and free space in Windows 7/8/10.
If the size of the used space is too large, this might enable the write protection function. To solve this, you may need to delete unnecessary files to free up space.
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That was great, took about 10 seconds watching your video and 2 seconds to flip the switch on the SD card, thank you so much.
Tried all steps, no luck. Still write protected :(
same here
Oh, thanks! I was able to use the attributes clear to remove the 'write protection' from my 2 terabyte external hard drive. I appreciate how simple and helpful this video was.
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Wow! I can't believe all I had to do was move the MicroSD Adapter from Locked to Unlocked. Thank you!
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same here i had no idea i just had to move a switch
1:10 All i needed. Thank you so much!
I thought it locked the micro SD so it wouldn't go out, but it had a different purpose.
SAME MATE
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Same with me!
My problem was 1:49. I had to wipe the pins
Worked perfectly! I didn't know the write protection switch was on lol
Same lmao
i did'nt even watch the video, & just check the switch straight away lmao. thanx buddy :)
The regedit process works for me!, I can't express my happiness when I successfully formated my usb because of your help!!!. Thank you!!!!
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still unable to remove write protection on my sdcard
same on my USB drive
Same here bro
Same here bro,
Is there any other way ??
same
same
It took me two seconds to realise the problem. Thank you so much!
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this worked great because i had a non write protected drive thanks a lot!
Very confusing trying to follow tutorial, BUT after watching over and over and over, I did fix the problem.
Turns out, it was just dusty in the SD card slot, on my computer. Blew into the slot hole. Dust flew out. & it worked! Thank you
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Not even one option worked for my usb drive. What might be the issue? How to remove write protection or format it? Any idea please share..
Thanks! I was trying to move some files so I can factory reset my laptop and running command prompt fixed this issue for me.
Command prompt worked on my USB stick thank you😁
Wow. it work by adjusting the button that i waste 20 minutes on other video . and thank you for not wasting my time.
Thank you so much. The command prompt fixed it for me. Was racking my brain for hours. Wish I would have checked out this video sooner!
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Hi I followed your instruction but still cannot format my usb flash drive . it has the same error The Disk is Write Protected. any other ideas? Thanks
same
Thank you soo much i was stuck in the write protection and i put up the lock of SD card & i have formatted my SD card
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sir very very thankful to you sir...by seeing your video i done by external hard disk write protection...cleared and working sir
Thanks for this excellent video. I have spent hours on the net trying to find a solution to remove the "write protection" on one of the internal hard drives in my desktop and have no idea why it happened.
I was ready to give up on it and then found this video.
It was straight to the point with clear voice and easy to follow procedures.
I used the Command Prompt/ diskpart solution.
Again --- Thank you!!
Learn something new everyday. Unlocked SD card. Whodduhthunkit. Thanks so much.
Sir I have done everything to rectify the problem like, diskpart, regedit and cmd command too but still unable to format the disk. 😭 Please help 🙏
Thanks! The properties unselect read-only thing works for me.
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BRO OMG TY SM. I was trying to move vids to my SD card but it kept saying write protection. I viewed a couple vids but they didn't help, i really had a good chuckle when all i had to do is flip that little switch on the SD card. THANK YOU
Solution 2 in the description worked for me! Thanks a lot for your service!
Thanks for the tips. Tip 2 worked. Unfortunate for those who weren't helped. hope they find a solution!
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Thank you very much for this! It was a simple fix...thanks to you!
After watching ur video I simply changed the card reader and it is now fine!
It worked man....tnk u
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simple techniques like this helps a lot
Command prompt helped me! Thanks!
I cant belive that I spent HOURS AND HOURS trying to fix this, when I saw this guy just moving the "Lock" switch I was feeling the most dumb person on the entire earth
Lmao just happend to me to
same lmfao
just happened to me LOL
amazing, this actually helped me. it took me about 2 hours too look for a solution and then I found this video. you are a god send. thank you vary much for this video.
I simply move to unlock position, it works. Thanks
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my sd card just wont let me format it, ive done legit what i can from this video but nothing works and its still write protected, i cant format it or anything so i dont know how to fix it now
same here... are you using linux when it going read only?
thanx it realy help me my sd is in lock position
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Man. after all these years. Now my usb is usable. A big thanks to you 🤝🤝👍👍
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Good to know all this. My SD cards were giving me the write protected message and I should have followed your methods. I ended up purchasing an online system repair program which corrected all the corruption in my computer including the drive systems. It cured a lot of other problems my PC was plagued with too such as bad malwares. Anyway, I was able to format and load my SD cards again.
Very interesting. Do you mind telling us which utility you used? I think I need something like this. Thank you.
@@davewallace1209 It was Advanced System Repair. I was kind of spooked in that they can get info of your passwords and website visit history. After fixing my PC, I cancelled my subscription.
The first part worked. I didn't even know it had a switch.
Thank you, this was really helpful! I got write protection on a CF card which does not even have a switch! I changed the usb of the card reader, formatted in the camera but nothing worked. The command prompt options cleared the bug.
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Happened with my 2TB External Hard disk and thanks to you the 1st solution helped me to fix the problem. Thank you.
Thank you sir! I could figure out the problem without your help.
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The attributes clear one worked. thanks. the switch just didn't work on my computer
Solution no. 2 worked for me...thanks for the great vid...GB
Thanks the first tip worked! I feel stupid all I had to do was mess with the adapter lock.
THE FIRST ONE ALREADY WORKED TYSM LMFWAOSFWAS
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1 minute into this video and wala problem solved thank you!
Didn’t work for me, I followed each direction. I appreciate your video, great work and you do a wonderful job relaying all the info. I’m assuming my micro is completely corrupted, still I appreciate the work you put in to informing us all, nice editing!!
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@@RecoveritDataRecoverySoftware wasn’t a question, it was a comment - complimenting your work, stating the methods did not work for me, but I still appreciate the work you do, and I went on to claim it was a very well done video
Works Perfect - now - after I moved the switch to unlock, 1:06 minutes in the video, dud me!
I downloaded from my desktop computer, Christmas music, and wanted to play outdoors as I decluttered my back yard but when I tried to copy to my Tablet chip it kept saying-Write Protect, which was the first time I had the problem...
Anyways, I did find a few of Karen Carpenter Christmas songs on my Tabby and felt comforting to work and hear an Angel singing Christmas Songs, I played over and over, and always Beautiful to hear the Carpenters especially Karen Carpenter!...
Now, I have lots of Christmas Songs in the Christmas Spirit of Peace on Earth!
Good Day, and Stay Safe!
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Thank you so much. After 2 hours of researching, I found my solution in this video. I already tried regedit but assigned a 1 to the value instead of 0. I thought 1 means allow disk to be written over. Thank you
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I did it too and then it worked.
Oh my god, I did not know about that switch on sd card reader that i mistakenly triggered. My problem solved on very first step.
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Thanku it worked well it was an tiny switch on card.
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Huge thanks bro..i tried tons time to format but i did not know it is due physical switch in card to lock the format. Thank you very much
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None of the above worked for me !, it's keep asking to format and when formatting it says Write protected
same here
Did you find a solution? Regedit and cmd didn't work
@@BUDDAz1g to me nothing
Thank you so much.. first option worked for me 😃👍👍👍
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Thanks, this was happening even with microSD for me... Could be the adapter I'm using, Laptop/Windows 11 or something else.. but
2:20 Solution #2 "Remove Write Protection using Command Prompt"
Works in my situation 👍
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I was stuck on this. But thank god you helped.
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I just used my friends cell phone that had a sim card slot for removable memory and had it format to portable storage instead of internal storage. And that worked.
thus guy fucking saved me dealing with the issue for weeks! i have tears in my eyes man at 4 am my laptop is saved ,,i can finally delete files phew
Amazing bro. Basic problem. But solved very Easily. Thank you very much👍
Thanks man😍 works mine. From philippines here
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If you still fail, I found the unforeseen way that works for me. Just change to a new card reader.
Thanks, the one on my desktop didn't work but my laptop it works fine
Thank you s👍👍👍👍👍o much . You are first from 6th videos who explained everything .
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Thank you very much, the third one worked well!
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Thanks man! Second solution worked for me
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Worked with the first method, thank you :)
You are a genius brother, thank you a lot for your help !!! was perfect
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how can i remove write protection on cd disk?(i want to delete all the data on cd disk but it says the disk is write protected even format)
Thanks it was because of the lockswitch it’s was broken so I taped it up so it stays unlocked you just earned a sub
Thanks, registery method worked! :)
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Thanks a ton! Worked Perfectly!
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"attributes disk clear readonly" worked on M.2 and naw I can format it .. thank you very much
wish you all the best in the rest
SO YOUR TELLING ME ALL I HAD TO DO IS PUT THE SD CARD READER ON UNLOCK IVE BEEN SPENDING DAYS TRYING TO FIX IT
Thanks so much,brilliant explanation
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Many thanks worked like a charm (CMD solution)
Oh my god. The lock thingy works!! thank you!!
thank you so much, the clearing attribute method works for me!
wow! Solution 2 really worked, many many thanks!
Thankyou it was the first step it was locked
I wanna thank this guy for finding many solutions to this problem but unfortunately none of them worked for me. Which means I'm forced to have to spend more money on a new one - again..
Hi Frank, please let us know more about the device which has write protection so that we can save you some time and money.
Wow, it worked. now I know about the switch😊
Thank you soo much 🥰❤
thank u so much i solved my problem. big heart
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Thank you Sir The command prompt was really work for me🔥🔥💞
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Thanks for the video!
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Thank you, my problem is successfully solved.
hi, thanks for sharing the video. I'm pretty sure that i follow everything but still my SD card says error and "this disk is write protected". Maybe you can help me on this sir. will appreciate this a lot. Thank you
Hi Jemima, are you sure you have executed all the steps in correct manner? Can you please give them a retry?
Thank you so much! I finally fixed my drive!
Thanks so much it worked! 😊 great video!
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Thank you very much the regedit worked for me. It saved my Hard Drive
Thank you very much indeed for the helpful advice. Best wishes.
Hi ,I have a 16 GB Sony pen drive and it seems to be disk full.But when I go to properties it shows there are 2 GB free space left on my drive.I watched your video on RUclips .Also did that all methods which were described in both in video and your website.But none of them work for me.Please help me .There should be some way to solve this except buying new pen drive :(
Hi Byond, if none of our method worked for you then your pen drive might be having some hardware failure.