1. Check your
cables, is the drive
connected
properly?
In my case, the problem was fixed
quickly. I checked the cables first
and noticed that the drive was not
connected properly. Once it was
connected properly again, I was
able to write to my USB drive
again.
Note: I was able to read the drive,
even although it was not connected
properly.
2. Is the drive
actually write-
protected?
Open the Windows Explorer
(Windows key +E) and right-click on
your USB drive and click on
Properties. Go to the tab Security
and click on Edit. Select your
username and check if you have
Write permissions. If you don’t,
check the option “Full” for full
permissions or “Write” for write
permissions:
Click Start, type
regedit.exe and hit ENTER.
2. Step Go to the
following registry key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
\CurrrentControlSet\
Control\StorageDevicePolicies
3. Step Search for a key
WriteProtect
4. Step If there is such a
key change the value to “0”.
5. Step Repeat the same
for ALL HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
\SYSTEM\ControlSet00*\Control
\StorageDevicePolicies (replace *
with number)
4. Can’t find (3)?
Create a registry
key
StorageDevicePolic
ies.
If you can’t find the key
StorageDevicePolicies in step (3)
you have to create it manually.
1. Right-click
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM
\CurrrentControlSet\Control\ and
select New -> Key.
2. Step Enter the name
StorageDevicePolicies.
3. Step Click on the new
registry key StorageDevicePolicies
and on the right pan right-click,
select New > DWORD and give it
the name WriteProtect.
4. Step Double click on it
and set its value to 0.
5. Last resort:
Format your USB
drive
If you still receive the error that you
have to remove write protection
first, I would try to connect the USB
drive to another PC and see if the
problem remains. As a last resort,
you might want to copy the data on
your drive or stick to another USB
drive and then format the write-
protected drive. After formatting
the USB drive the write protection
will be gone.
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