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Usb drive write protected no switch.
Make sure the lock switch is slid up to unlock position.
Unlock write protection by using cmd.
Cleanup virus that cause usb or pen drive write protected.
Take out your write protected usb drive to check whether there is a lock switch or not if there is a physical lock switch on the side you should slide the switch to the unlock area.
Try the solutions below to format the write protected usb.
Format type is fat32.
Some usb flash drives have a physical switch which allows you to lock or unlock write protection.
If your usb drive is not locked using the physical switch then it must be write protected.
If your usb drive is write protected then you will not be able to access all the data stored on it or write any data over it.
Thus you should try another method to unlock your usb drive.
Thumb drive has no physical switch.
But the location of this switch on a usb flash drive may differ due to its design.
Check the write protection switch if available.
Some usb flash drives have a physical switch that allows you to lock or unlock the write protection.
Here is how to unlock the write protected usb.
How to remove write protection using lock switch.
Move the switch from on to off.
Make sure the switch is slid to the unlock position because you will not be able to transfer files to the usb flash drive if it is locked.
Cannot format the usb drive write protected.
Some usb flash drives have a write protection switch on the side or bottom.
If the media has this switch make sure the switch is set to write not read only.
Don t care about the files on the stick i just want to gain functionality again.
The location of a switch on a usb flash drive will be different.
Check the physical switch.
Find the physical switch on your usb or pen drive.
The write protection switch is useful for keeping the contents of your drive safe from malware when you need to view them on a public computer.
If your computer tells you the media is write protected look for a write protection switch also called a lock switch on the usb or sd card.