Removing Write Protection From a Flash Drive
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Write protection guards the contents on your USB flash drive so that the contents cannot be modified. Write protection can be turned on accidentally through a modification of the flash drive options on the computer's operating system or by a physical setting on the flash drive itself. When write protection is turned on, you can still view the information on it, but it will not allow you to transfer or alter data.
- Difficulty:
- Moderate
Instructions
Things You'll Need:
- Write protection software
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- 1 Remove the USB flash drive from the computer's USB port. Inspect the bottom and end of the drive for a write protection switch. Push this switch to the "Unlock" position to remove write protection.
- 2 Plug the USB flash drive into the computer's USB drive. Open "My Computer" and look for the drive letter that contains your USB flash drive.
- 3 Right click on the drive letter or name. Select "Properties" from the list that appears. Click through the tabs that appear until you see the option to "Remove Write Protection." If this does not work, you may have to format the drive.
- 4 Right click on the drive letter or the name of the USB drive. Select "Format' from the options that appear. Click on the menu that says "File System" or "Fat 32."
- 5 Select "Start" to format the USB flash drive. Remove the USB drive once it finishes formatting.
- 6 Search the company's website if write protection still prevents you from changing your files. Once you go to the company's website, find the download section and search for a write protection software remover. Follow the directions to install it to your computer to remove the write protected form the usb drive to unlock the device
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