How to Remove Write Protection from USB Drive in Windows

How to Remove Write Protection from USB Drive in Windows
So you have a USB or Micro SD write-protected in Windows 10 or Windows 11 I will show you how to remove the Write Protected drive. You can use toolkits from EaseUS Partition Master to remove write protection - bit.ly/4cpPKKk Remember their is always a chance your device is broken and also remember that some of these methods will format the drive, so if you have data on the drive that you are trying to recover, be careful on what methods you try.
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[@Britec09]

Hope this video helped you out. Drop us a comment and like on the video, it really helps.

[@genegaskins6834]

Can you use this information for dvd

[@watup110875]

@Britec09 I wish I had thought about you, before breaking 3 sd card mini's about 3 weeks ago, I don't know how or why they did that protected mode, I have nothing to hide

[@arjunraghunadhan3611]

Sir i can't do My pendrive is not able to format in cmd,mini tool, Rufus etc Whenever I try it automatically ejects it and don't allow it to format it

[@huedoppler1]

I have tried this but it not work, can't format or delete volume

[@kelvohdeflavr8394]

Thanks so much, mine worked, 😌,you earned a subscriber

[@kylevols7918]

Thank you for this! The last way of reformatting without downloading software worked as my USB was stuck with write protection.

[@pengai9344]

Thank you, deleting all partitions and creating a new one works for me.

[@firstpep1073]

Hey mate your a Effing Genius man been struggling with my 1tb hard drive and i used the cmd prompt followed your steps now I have full access to it again! Thanks alot brother

[@sylvia9292]

are u a bot how tf theres no operations tab

[@SnapshotFlo]

I get this from the command prompt: DiskPart has encountered an error: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. See the System Event Log for more information.

[@thetechistview3180]

yes, me too, tell me if you get any solution

[@SnapshotFlo]

@@thetechistview3180 it was corrupted, had to bin it :(

[@EasyJr007]

Thank you sir! Your video helped me. I’ve been trying to remove the write protection for over a month. I was able to get it done with the miniTool option. Finally😅

[@tupcool7136]

Thank you! It helped me with my USB! Excellent video!

[@markvandesande8855]

Excellent video, thank you.

[@_Hashim3318_]

Thank you so much the diskart part actually fixed my usb stick.

[@aaronletchford]

Thanks this is just what i needed, I'll try this 👍

[@Britec09]

Welcome

[@maggieb3851]

I downloaded the mini tool but my pendrive it still showing up as read only. I am confused on how to fix it, since it won't give me the option to delete the partition.

[@MotasemG]

You're a life saver sir! the first method worked for me!

[@brainiac_brian]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! I've been chasing that solution for months! I got mine messed up working with Linux. Fixed now!

[@rodsco357]

Great video! Have a Samsung 64 g USB with Linux OS bootable that only used 2 gigs. I used redit to delete the file, then cmd diskpart to clean and complete format now I'm using the drive as a recovery drive. Thank you.

[@Wow-Cartoon398]

How

[@abdulrahmannasser6328]

From 10 videos I watched, this is the only one which helped me! thanks a lot.

[@Sidm270]

THX so much for making this you have saved me!

[@Keith.W]

Very informative video Brian, many thanks.

[@Britec09]

Very welcome

[@Terminators4U]

@@Britec09nope for my usb drive sandisk 32 bb drive nothing works. I have so many usb drives and all work fine on any laptop but this drive doesn’t work at all. I can access all data on that drive and watch movies from it too but no software or diskpart works. I tried a low level format utility as shown in several videos but nothing worked 😂. It says disk I/O errors on format and files and partitions are still there. I think sandisk has a certain problem on usb drives. Don’t let it fill up too much or you will loose access to the drive permanently. It permanently turns off write ability on it.

[@lse123polis]

I faced this problem: In a U3 portable USB stick I HAVE TWO PARTITIONS, a CDFS and Another, the latter format it in the disk manager, but the CDFS is like a CD Drive, write protected, any idea how to delete the CDFS partition, Has 3 U3 exe files...well?

[@mikenapole6359]

Mini Tool worked for me! many thanks for this video mate!!

[@saveworldvenki1762]

after so many videos, ur video First method worked for me thanks Mr.

[@AtomicusPrime]

The first command line solution worked for me so far. Thank you!

[@rodicarobu6695]

Clear and simple. It worked at first try. Thank you!!

[@Biyagiefofana]

Hey man you’ve just earned a new follower mini tool helped thanks a lot😊

[@smodiddley]

wow thank you so much for this video! the very lest steps to format via command prompt was the only thing that worked for me. i was fearful i wasn't going to be able to get around the write-only protection prompt, but thanks so much!!!

[@Tomsonic41]

I frequently use USB flash drives to boot live Linux operating systems on a PC. I have found it's a nightmare to get the drive back to 'normal' after flashing the Linux image to it; it does something strange to the boot sector. All kinds of weird errors including write protect, unable to unmount and even bad media! Even using CFDISK to delete all partitions doesn't help! I've actually made a disk image of a working empty USB flash drive, and I can flash that if one starts misbehaving and won't let me reformat it properly.

[@Zaiz777]

Thank you very much. The registry edit worked!

[@blockenginestudios]

I thought i had destroyed by usb and the last piece of software saved me thank you so much

[@clintcorpceo]

Command prompt worked perfect ! Thanks big guy! 👍

[@adamroutley]

Worked perfectly. Thanks!

[@HerschillGabriels]

Very helpful video. The last method helped formatting my usb stick... Thank you

[@rubendariogp2387]

Loved the video bro Cheers !

[@Salxia]

thank u the CMD clear attribute method fixed it for me

[@mn-ru4li]

These methods didn't work for me. For the Regedit, I didn't have the option for Read Only. For the Partition Fix solution, my USB wasn't partitioned. It seems as though my USB doesn't want read-permission. How is this possible? I couldn't tell if the drive was damanged as my device manager view was VERY different to yours.

[@jarrodnewman0514]

Whenever I have a stubborn USB drive that just won't format or un-partition with Windows 10/11 Disk Management, I use my Ventoy USB drive and an old laptop and boot into Hiren’s BootCD based on Windows 10 PE x64. There is a specific type of disk management software included within called AOMEI Partition Assistant that never fails to format, or de-partition any USB flash drive or SD/microSD card

[@ridhinjoy7425]

Didn"t Work! 😥

[@Hundredstory]

I just used my friends cell phone that had a sim card slot for removable memory and had it format to portable storage instead of internal storage. And that worked.

[@OlettaLiano]

Hi, Brian. I've managed to clear a few write protected USB thumb drive with diskpart clear all, but it's always nice to see other options, so thanks.

[@Britec09]

Thanks for watching

[@watup110875]

I tried the diskpart as admin but nothing

[@OlettaLiano]

@@watup110875 It worked for me a few times, but I had to use a partition program on the rest.

[@watup110875]

@@OlettaLiano that was only 3 I couldn't fix, sad didn't have fund for paid, most free I did try failed like the rest, but ol well, more tools for next I guess lol

[@OlettaLiano]

@@watup110875 Did you try MiniTool Partition Wizard free version? I need to get back to GTA 5 because there's people to runover and cops to guy fight with. LOL

[@GregM]

As the video notes indicate the write protection could be the result of the flash drive failing and reverting to read only mode to allow you to recover your data off the device. I have had several flash drives fail like this.

[@Britec09]

I agree, that is the main cause.

[@buffuniballer]

Yep, and then destruction of the device is necessary as you cannot wipe a read only device.

[@jakemeals]

How do you destroy a flash drive so the contents cannot be read? Smashing it or blocking the port

[@buffuniballer]

@@jakemeals pull the circuit board from the plastic case and run it through a paper shredder.

[@johnmc3862]

@@jakemeals Burn it.

[@rodger3641]

A usb became write protected while plugged into my arlo pro base unit, I can read off it but not format it, I'm going to give this ago when I get home Brian, cheers big fella !!

[@Suspended_]

Are you home?

[@REDZ28won]

@@Suspended_ Not yet!

[@monikamartin6002]

I tried everything you mentioned, but in diskpart, I got the following message: "DiskPart has encountered an error: The request could not be performed because of an I/O device error. See the System Event Log for more information." I don't know how this got set to write-only in the first place. Very upset about this.

[@Manishnair222]

Did u find a solution?

[@monikamartin6002]

@@Manishnair222 Nope. Doesn't come close to working.

[@panicogalactico7379]

This is the only video that actually helped me out

[@hebayusuf4985]

Thank You!! Finally got this issue sorted

[@rsteleanu]

It helped. Thanks man, may God bless you.

[@rsb762]

Awesome. Liked and subscribed. Thank you.

[@vdtb1758]

After all this time, finally i found you, thank u 😊

[@albert-stefanstancu4634]

THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@rajivgiri]

Super 🎉 thank you so much 🙏

[@Nedlius]

no idea why this has to be so difficult, thank you for the help

[@Fletch8714]

Thanks, Jim or Tim for the video I have a Sdcard that will not work in my system I cannot read it or write to it, or format it, and windows won't allow me to format it and the SDcard is not Locked I will try your method to see if I can get it working it's a 32gig SD Card from Sandisk, thankyou!

[@youshouldknow.sweden]

Thank you. Diskpart helped. USB is not write protected right now, so I can format it.

[@sheikhmooinuddin2008]

Truly helped me. Thanks, brother!

[@Imranhayat433]

Thank you the last method works perfectly ❤

[@yaniquerichards6445]

Works like a charm😊

[@WrestlingFace]

Good video mate.

[@Britec09]

Thanks 👍

[@areb8579]

Great video. Thanks.

[@Britec09]

Glad you liked it!

[@igronDC]

MiniTool Partition Wizard has zero options to do anything with the stick. it shows that READ ONLY in red.

[@sylvia9292]

yep same

[@thisshonrobert7605]

Same for me ..did u found the ans

[@saquibansari7866]

Yeah same here...

[@arham8198]

Did anyone find solution?

[@sharmag34]

No solution contacted the service centre and replaced it

[@energylab227]

I had the exact same issue you had, on Windows 11. Partition Wizard saved the day. Thanks for the video!

[@Formula7Driver]

Same here

[@hotboat7054]

on the partition wizard software, my disk was listed as read-only, and I am unable to right click it, is there any way I can fix this?

[@niweiyeung4456]

Thank you Britec09, now my USB drive back to normal 👍

[@Britec09]

Glad I could help

[@isaaccilo8748]

I just created a partition and everything worked well 👍

[@OkiDingo]

I didn't have the Write Protection in my registry. Once i added it I could format the USB drive. Thanks mate

[@MrFreddiew1]

Yep...Big thanks for this video.

[@michaelhenderson5098]

Thanks for making this video. However my drive still displays read only. Nothing worked. I have tried 2 different adapters and plugged the micro sd card directly into a card read. The card is the camera card from a WYZE camera that is no longer in use. 32gb card. I can't do anything with Minitool Partition Wizard. It shows Read Only and no options are displayed except to backup data. :(

[@koosschutter1675]

What is wrong with an sd card where the files just keep coming back when I delete or even format it?

[@thetechworld2957]

I've been surfing on KZbin to find a method to remove my write protection on my SD card. None of them work. Please let me know if you have any other methods

[@RandomRads]

I have a Sandisk flash drive that is write protected. The tutorial didn't help. I tried reformatting and got the same message "The disk is write protected". It has a Sandisk Secure access.exe file. Not sure if that is the reason.

[@edwinzakaria7588]

my case

[@wayneberry3453]

Same here. Mine was a repack (used) from my local jbhifi

[@WT-CS-GTA]

CMD always works thanks Brite

[@s.daniel8016]

Thank you! ❤❤❤

[@dedwitty]

Really other people were just maniupulating for the audience for the views but you helped me sir thank you

[@djskipe]

Thank you bro! First method works

[@NatoHJ]

thank you so much mate you legend

[@Benny71453]

nothing works for me, ive got a bunch of USBs I cant use anymore because everything that seems to work for others doesnt for me. ive tried partition wizard and it doesn't even let me click on the usb like yours. mine also says read only in red.

[@dustandashes419]

Diskpart says it cleared readonly but it didn't. Downloaded and ran MiniTool Partition Wizard but I don't get a Delete Partition option. I can read the files on the drive, but I cannot modify or delete any. I also cannot format the drive. At a loss as to how to gain access to this drive again. It is unknown by both users as to how the drive got set to readonly in the first place. There is no hardware switch on the drive.

[@lancechin5178]

The solution whereby we use diskpart, clean, create partition primary, and format worked for me!

[@waisalqorney5470]

Min tool doesnt work for me, when i right click on my fd, it does not showing any option, and theres a text saying read only

[@johnnykerbaj4840]

Thank you sir for this amazing explanation. But if you can also explain how to format a cd that is write protected? Thanks again!

[@PrinceSnoopy]

Wow! 🤩 Thank you so much 🙏🏼

[@DD-101]

Tried the all including minitool but the drive is read only so no menu comes up to delete or anything when right clicking on it.. can't be wiped.

[@rohithboppey3205]

Thanks man! It worked.

[@aurelianepuras]

Nice! The third method work 🥂🎹🔟

[@mohamedassad753]

This actually worked thank you so much 🙏 ❤

[@user-jy2py8ry6k]

hello britec, i followed every step and i tried to clean it with cmd, but after i entered the command ''Clean'' it still says error and it's write protected, what is the solution for that?

[@ARI-ke3yc]

when im going to use the wizard, i cant cick right on the disk, it says it is a readonly disk, what should i do with a readonly disk pls help

[@matik-id4ns]

Thank u man, u helped me

[@sudman]

GREAT VIDEO! Saved my butt! Thank you.

[@Chucklesrailarchive]

What about Hard drives? All mine suddenly write protected. Win 11 update???

[@karims9641]

Many thanks bro !

[@YTalrix]

THE MINI TOOL HELPED ME THANK U SOO MUCH 👍👍👍

[@52Drew]

Many thanks Britec. 1 hour later after trying nearly everything to clear "write protect" on a usb drive, then MiniTool Partition Wizard removes "write protect" in less than 5 seconds. Cheers Mate.

[@kool-k-kel]

how? free version??

[@Virtueman1]

Marketing bs

[@karanparekh4395]

Not Working Brain, In partition Wizard It's showing read only What to do ?

[@angelbabygirlkaneboh5323]

Thank you brother mini tool was it!

[@andrewinstre]

Very good video. I thought it was Michael Caine in his hey days saying "Open the bloody disk!" you also explained it like an Open University Lecturer on BBC 2 in the 70s. Well done and easy to understand! Lol!😂

[@garynet20]

I installed the software and I could delete all the partitions, thank you.

[@southernexposure123]

Thank you. Until I found this video I tried the command inputs over and over and was told each time that the write protect removal was successful. But format still didn't work. Somehow (I'm no guru) I got to computer management and clicked on the correct drive letter / number. I could try format from that location and got the message there is an input / output error in the device. Previously I saw no such message. I was using a card reader with a short cord because my laptop sd card slot doesn't recognize the card. I changed to a different card reader and finally got success.

[@ClaytonMacleod]

I still haven’t found any method that works on my original Windows install drives. Annoying having to buy a drive if I want to use the latest installer.

[@Mr.Dorina]

Minitool it's just way better because there's an actual frame to look at and it's really simple to use. Anyways i recovered my USB stick! Nice video!

[@manujoseph1051]

Working. Thank you.

[@shoanaleighsparrowingle9859]

YES!! Thank you - clear and helpful, problem solved

[@jigarkumar4146]

thanks the wizard method works like charm 👍

[@christiankailie6339]

It work for me. Thank u bro

[@jerrycurtis98]

I followed through all the steps right up to Mini Partition Wizard. When I got there, it showed the MicroSD card as Read Only, so I couldn't do anything with it. Thanks, anyway.

[@Britec09]

Drive is probably bad

[@smartwords360]

Same with me too