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I can't format or use my Kingston 8GB USB, it says the disk is write protected, what should I do?
I have already tried the regedit stuff (http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/284827-45-remove...
but the problem is when I try to find the "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies." path i can't find any "StorageDevicePolicies", only "Storage" and System Infomation after that
I have also tried disc management but i don't see any format button or delete in there and the status of the USB drive is "healthy"
@1st 3 answers, I tried the HP USB disk tool but it also said "device media is write-protected". I'm also positive that the USB is fine, i can open it and access it, just that I can't put anything on it coz its file system is RAW
I also tried the cmd:
>diskpart
>list volume
>select volume 4 (the USB)
>attributes disk clear readonly
Result is: Disk attributes cleared successfully
but it still says read only =(
2 Answers
- 7 years ago
if regedit did not help? try a low-level formatting software . You may try it on a healthy system with the latest virus database installed. if all these did not work It may be that your thumb drive is damaged, if there was some kind of power surge.
- Anonymous7 years ago
Try this in other computer try changing d name of d disk and then try to format it
