USB flash drive write protection

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
 
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
 
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
 
hi guyz....

The solution for this is Simple.

JUST MOVE THE SWITCH FROM HOLD TO NORMAL

the problem will be automatically solved.


enjoy
 
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
 
jen182 said:
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
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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

prasad66 said:
I have trouble with removing of writeprotected usb can you give suggestions how to remove in xp service pack2
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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.
 
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?
 
Write Protect Flash Card Problem

maxhar said:
Little while ago I brought Samsung USB 2.0 512MB OEM Pack. For few week I have copied data from one computer to another (with different operating system). Last time I used my Memory stick in XP...copy the stuff from memory stick to computer with 2000 and plug the memory stick into win 98... as it didn't have suitable USB driver it doesn't work. So I took out the memory stick from it. Next day when try to copy some stuff on it (Win Nt) system said it write protect, I need to remove write protection. I try to format it but same result . Now it has happen on every computer and every operating system. I can't see any physical switch...
Please help .... Operating System : Microsoft Windows 98,NT 4.0 and 2000
CPU/Processor : AMD
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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.
 
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.
 
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!
 
dear sir
we try to formate my pen drive from killdisk software. but result is error.
so please solve my problem because my pendrive is write protaction .

thanking you
regards
bajranglal
 
After trying all the suggested routes to correcting this problem I tried one more thing which did work. Remembering that Macs were quite often not affected by the disk problems which affected PCs, I took my flash drive to a Mac and it had no problem. I used the disk utility to repartition it and when I brought it back to the PC it was once again working correctly. Hopefully this will also work for some of the others who have had the same problem.
 
fatbird said:
OK – after an hour or so of faffing around :knock: , I think that I have found a possible solution :p . The problem seems to be something to do with Microsoft’s SP2 :dead: !
Here’s what worked for me (sorry for the *****’s Guide approach, but I used to :hotbounce hate it :hotbounce when I used forums and couldn’t understand what the technobabble meant!):


- Start > Run > type ‘regedit’ (without the speachmarks) > Enter
- Single-click on ‘My Computer’ > File > Export > save it to the Desktop (Always best to have a backup!!)
- Go to the following:
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
[CENTER]*There seems to be some spaces here in 'StorageDevicePolicies' in the text above, there shouldn't be, OK*[/CENTER]
- Double click on the string ‘WriteProtect’ and change the ‘Value Data’ box to ‘0’
- Then: File > Export > save somewhere useful as something like ‘StorageDevicePolicies001.reg’
- You also need to do this for the strings in any folders called ‘ControlSet***’ (* = any Digit, i.e. 001, 002) – for example: Everything is the same, just change ‘CurrentControlSet’ to ‘ControlSet***’
My Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
[CENTER]*There seems to be some spaces here in 'StorageDevicePolicies' in the text above, there shouldn't be, OK*[/CENTER]
- Save these to the same place as before as ‘StorageDevicePolicies00*’

The saves are in case it reverts at a later date, just double click (saying ‘yes’ to importing these to the registry) on all of the files and it will all work again!
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Absolutely BRILLIANT!

I'd been struggling with this one for WEEKS! Every USB writeable device (daughter's barbie MP3 player, PSP, etc., etc.) was behaving as if it was write-protected - & scouring the net brought up hundreds of peeps with the very same problem.

But...

I alter these reg-keys & BINGO! All is now well in USB-land. I'll be pointing others toward your good advice from now on...

A thousand thanx, fatbird, & a VERY merry Christmas! =]
 
Just thought I'd say, FatBird's solution does actually work in some instances. It took me forever, and I tried everything else on this board (with the exception of paying for software) and it was actually a registry error. Thanks again!
 
maxhar said:
Little while ago I brought Samsung USB 2.0 512MB OEM Pack. For few week I have copied data from one computer to another (with different operating system). Last time I used my Memory stick in XP...copy the stuff from memory stick to computer with 2000 and plug the memory stick into win 98... as it didn't have suitable USB driver it doesn't work. So I took out the memory stick from it. Next day when try to copy some stuff on it (Win Nt) system said it write protect, I need to remove write protection. I try to format it but same result . Now it has happen on every computer and every operating system. I can't see any physical switch...
Please help .... Operating System : Microsoft Windows 98,NT 4.0 and 2000
CPU/Processor : AMD
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I am having the exact problem with my "PNY attache 2GB Flash Drive" has anyone salved the problem?

I need help ASAP!

If everyone is having this problem with different drives it might be a Microsoft problem, we should all contact Microsoft and complain.
 
Hey folks
i wish this message will solve all your problems but i just wanna tell a small story
even i was having this 'write protection problem' with my 1 GB USB until i reached this site and so many ppl having the same problem. Anyhow my bro. came until then and slapped me few times and just moved the small button on the USB. Hope all of u get help from this.
 
USB flash drive problem and how I made mine work..!

I've had exactly the same problem and after some serious messing around and hair pulling I got my drive working again.
I rebooted my pc into safe mode with the drive in the slot, logged on as an admin and highlighted the drive without opening it. I right-clicked the drive, selected Format, then selected FAT as the file system and did a Quick format. It worked straight away...no hassles.
I then re-booted the pc into normal mode without removing the drive, logged on as normal and Hey presto....I now have a working flash drive.

I have no idea why the volume locks itself up and refuses to allow write operations. Microsoft want £60 to tell me about it via email so they can get stuffed. :p The net has all sorts of solutions and offers of repair usually boiling down to "make sure the switch is on/off" even if there is no darn switch to be had!! It must be a o/s fault but as yet I have found no one single solution to this annoying trait of Xp and it's usb drive hang-up. If I do find one....I'll post it!!

I hope this method works for you too.

Marvo_man.
:D
 
hey i follow your instruction but when i type format e:( where's my usb located)....it says Insert new Disk for drive e:
and press ENTER.....
 
Possible solution

I was having the same problem with with my 'Retail Plus+' 2gb drive (no switch wouldn't let me do anything)
go (in any folder) Tools >Folder Options >View
click show hidden files and folders
go to you flash drive there should be a file call fdlist i'm not quite sure but the icon will be faded
delete that file
go to my computer right click on your flash drive
click format then ok (it shouldn't give you the error)
then it should be fixed
 
i sorry to say this..but i hve too...i too have the same problem and i have tried all the above method and failed yet....finally i have detected that itz a virus...and i used most of the anti-virus soft to delete it..but still failed...so now some one please please.... tell me what to do now??????????
 
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