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USB flash drive write protection

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by maxhar, Dec 28, 2004.

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  1. jen182 Newcomer, in training

    ....how Do You Remove Write Protection Off Of Mp3 Player....

    PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE HELP ME PEOPLE!!!
    I'm only 13 and i need your help:D

    Well i just ripped some songs off my new taking back sunday album and they went into folder 'My music' i moved them to my folders where i keep my music and now im trying to copy and paste them onto my mp3 player file but its keeps coming up with a "warning" saying 'THE DISK IS PROTECTED. REMOVE THE WROTE-PROTECTION OR USE ANOTHER DISK'

    CAN SOMEONE PLEASE HELP ME TO GET RID OF THE WRITE PROTECTION AND PLEASE EXPLAIN IN A VERY SIMPLE WAY SINCE I FIND ITI CONFUSING

    my brother wouldnt tell me how to take the write protection off since we had a fight =( please help me people
  2. Ken Newcomer, in training

    Flash Drive Write Protection Issue

    Had the same problems myself with a Kingmax USB 2.0 512MB drive on WinXP sp2. Found that if you boot in Safe Mode and do a reformat of the drive from there it works. You lose all the data on the drive, but hey, at least you get your drive back...
  3. matty-salmash Newcomer, in training

    call me a noob

    call me a big fat noob but how i boot in safe mode? :S
  4. Tessa Newcomer, in training

    Kingmax USB2 drive (remove write protect)

    On the Kingmax USB2 drive, the little slider on the edge operates the write protect function. First push the slider right to the end, by pusing with your thumb on the black moving part you push with (on the flat surface). Keep your thumb there, and then move the little lever on the side - it is now on the far left. You will find that it will move a little bit. One position is write-protect and the other position is not write-protect.
  5. mscientist33 Newcomer, in training

    I have had trouble with my usb drive saying it was write protected, just like everyone else. I finally made some progress. This is what I did to fix it. I went to 'start', 'run' typed 'cmd'. at the command prompt, i typed format f: (the letter of my drive) /x ... IT Worked, I have my usb drive back!!
  6. derbykid Newcomer, in training

    Fix

    I format my 512 Centon on a mac then format again on a differenet windows.
    Now it works fine on my computer.
    So I think it was some update from windows
     
  7. Ko Naing Newcomer, in training

    remove write protection for USB drive

    I need to remove write protection for USB drive.
    Please help ....
  8. meanfishy Newcomer, in training

    I have a Dane-Elec 1GB USB Drive - Riviera, flash drive have been using it for months and now all of a sudden I can't save anything on it. it is saying make sure there is enough room, write-protected or damaged. any suggestions
  9. alb3rT Newcomer, in training

    I've got an 1 GB A-Data, no more than a week old. Worked perfectly first week now it says that it is write protected. I tried formatting and looking for a switch on the side of the flash drive. Neither work. Can someone s-m-a-r-t give all of us nubs a step by step resolution?

    Thanks
  10. musical_racket Newcomer, in training

    Hey guys, i found the problem for myself. i did all the troubleshooting and i found there was spyware doing this problem. what i would suggest is downloading spybot S&D because thats what i used and there will show spyware that gives you error messages like that, i deleted them and it works fine now, tell me if that works for ya. I just thought i would pass along the info
  11. seesoft22 Newcomer, in training

    hi guyz....

    The solution for this is Simple.

    JUST MOVE THE SWITCH FROM HOLD TO NORMAL

    the problem will be automatically solved.


    enjoy
  12. hastawa Newcomer, in training

    I have tried this way successfully (C-ONE 256MB_Tiny USB, Windows XP):
    - boot in safe mode
    - run windows explorer
    - rigth click on the removable disk
    - format it

    good luck
  13. prasad66 Newcomer, in training



    please give solution immediately by mailing to me.

    I have trouble with removing of writeprotected usb can you give suggestions how to remove in xp service pack2

    please help me I have NCP 512MB memory card usb. it is a rewritable one. the data could not delted it shows writeprotected. how can I remove that writeprotected.can u help me.
  14. 3asfour Newcomer, in training

    write protection

    the same problem here i neeed help
  15. toygunone Newcomer, in training

    hello. i've got more or less the same problem. windows xp64. my disk is not copy protected though. after i format my memstick it says ' windows was unable to complete the format ' . i can delete the files but when i replug the stick the files are back. i tried using win98 to format but nothing... anyone?
  16. oneleg99 Newcomer, in training

    Write Protect Flash Card Problem

    I had the same problem, and nearly went mad trying to find the reason. I moved all the data out from the stick, and then it would write! The last file I put in the stick proved to be the problem.
  17. m3rlinez Newcomer, in training

    I have experienced the same problem. I contacted the vendor and they suggest me to low-level format my flash drive. And it works! (They send me a link to download the lformat program) But my model is Apacer's. For more info in my case, visit my blog: Rescued my write-protected USB flash drive
  18. clueless89 Newcomer, in training

    I have a problem with my USB flash drive as well though it has nothing to do with "write protection" problems.

    I was in the process of transferring music from one computer to another and my usb flash drive now (after working previously) says that it is full though no music files appear in the folder when I plug it in.
    I'm not sure how else to delete these files or clear the drive completely.

    If anyone can offer help that would be great, Thanks.
  19. bajrangk23 Newcomer, in training

    Hello, i have a problem on my usb drive... I saw a Post here in TechSpot about this problem but it doesnt work... THe file system of my Usb drive changed to Raw... I tried to format it but it says its WRITE PROTECTED... Any Softwares I used doesnt work... can anyone please help me. How can i remove the write protection of my usb drive? there is no switch on it... Please Help!
  20. bajrangk23 Newcomer, in training

    reply me which software repair my pen drive