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As you search online, you may find that there is no one professional write-protected USB format tool available for free download. The reason is that write protection error is complex and most formatting tips don't even work.
When a USB displays as read-only on your computer, you cannot directly format the device either. You should first remove or fix the 'Read Only' error on USB. Then apply Windows Disk Management, File Explorer or EaseUS formatting software - EaseUS Partition Master to format your USB to FAT32 (usable) again.
When you removed the write protection and formatted your SD card, it is safe for you to save the data on the card again. As for the lost data, you can recover data from SD card with powerful data recovery software. If you need a reliable one, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is available to help.
Are you having the "disk is write protected" error while formatting write protected USB pen drive? What does it mean when you receive "The disk is write-protected" error message while trying to format a flash drive, pen drive or SD card?
It means the Windows operating system has set administrator limitations, the registry entry is damaged, virus infection or third-party encryption software locked your USB pen drive. With the write protection status on the USB pen drive, you can't format it and you'll get a "The disk is write-protected" error message.
You may wonder "How do I remove write protection on a USB drive?" on your mind. Briefly, you need to remove write protection from USB, pen drive, SD card, external hard drive, etc., by following solutions in Part 1 at first.
As you can't format a write-protected device, your should first fix "the disk is write protected" error and remove write protection from your problematic devices. Here in this part, there are six ways that you can try to remove the write protection from your USB, pen drive, etc., storage devices.
See all the tools that you can try for write-protection removal. Or, you can also follow the video listed on the right to make your device work normally again. It covers 3 commonly used resolutions for you to try: 0:46 Use Registry; 1:49 Use CMD; 3:00 Use File Explorer.
If you have previously locked your USB flash drive or pen drive by switching its Lock to ON, the device is locked and write-protected. It means that you cannot format the device nor make any changes to it. Here is how to unlock the write-protected USB:
Virus infection may also sometimes cause storage devices like USB flash drives write-protected or locked. The best way to fix this issue is to run professional virus cleaner software to fully remove the virus and unlock the device.
All you need is to install one of the recommended virus cleaners, connect the problematic device to your PC, run and let the virus cleaner tool to scan and remove all write-protection virus from your USB or pen drive.
After removing write protection on your USB or pen drive, you can directly access the device with ease. However, if the USB or pen drive still contains some logical or internal error, you may need to format the device to be recognizable again.
Usually, Disk Management or Windows File Explorer can format a device that is in a normal state. But if the storage device is in a special state, such as displaying as I/O device error, Windows was unable to complete the format, USB cannot be formatted, etc., you will need a professional all-in-one formatting tool.
EaseUS Partition Master is capable of formatting your USB or pen drive, etc., from any of the above logical errors. Besides a USB flash drive, the program also allows you to format a write-protected SD card after removing the write protection error.
When the formatting process finishes, you've finished the process of formatting a write-protected USB/pen drive on your own. And now, your device is in a good state for you to save and store data again.
This page answers the questions of "How do I remove write protection on a USB drive" and "How can I format a write-protected pen drive". With the provided solutions in Part 1 and Part 2, you can easily resolve "The disk is write-protected" error and successfully format your USB flash drive, pen drive, SD card, external hard drive, and even internal hard drive after removing the write protection.
However, some of you may have more concerns that are related to the write protection issue. Here, we have found some top FAQs asked in Google searching result and left a brief answer below each question. If you have the same doubts, check and find your answers here immediately.
When a USB displays as read-only on your computer, you cannot directly format the device either. You should first remove or fix the "Read Only" error on USB. Then apply Windows Disk Management, File Explorer or EaseUS formatting software - EaseUS Partition Master to format your USB to FAT32 (usable) again.
When you removed the write protection and formatted your SD card, it's safe for you to save the data on the card again. As for the lost data, you can recover data from SD card with powerful data recovery software. If you need a reliable one, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is available to help.
I just bought this item about a month ago (New on eBay from a pro seller. In it's factor sealed package. (I can send the auction page) I have only used it 2 or 3 times to transfer minor amounts of data. And now upon trying to use it I get a prompt that says it is "Write protected" ??
Im gonna keep at it whit your instructions and the CP .. but so far IM stuck here. Thank you so much for your help. I may just try and send it back for another one. I dont know how long they're covered but this is kind of nuts.. Ive never had any drive do this. There's gotta be an override to unwanted write protection.
I did relaunch the SDFormatter and this time the drives did show up and the CORSAIR was there too. But when I hit format it says: 'The memory card is write protected. Please remove the write protection switch.' Ive been looking all over (right clicking the Drive letter it's in and going to Properties) for the 'write protection switch' ,but havent found it.. or seen any mention of 'write protection' in there.
Each USB flash drive has its own Controller (or something like it). This controller install in flash drive whit producer, and it is responsible for accessing flash drive files. (Actually it is something like File System but work differently). Windows or other Operating Systems collaborate with this controller to access files. Those flash drives which own hardware key to control write protection in flash drives, work with this controller.
Get a backup from your flash drive and format it in dismount mode. Dismount mode will remove all of the open handles from the flash drive volume and you can easily ditch the write protection mode. So do the following steps to resolve the issue.
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