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Remove Write Protection from USB

This document provides steps to remove write protection from a SanDisk 8 GB USB pendrive without a write protection switch. The steps are: 1. Shut down the computer and insert the USB pendrive. 2. Restart the computer and immediately press F8 to enter Advanced Boot Options. Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt. 3. Identify the drive letter assigned to the USB pendrive (e.g. G:) and run the format command (e.g. format G:) to remove write protection. 4. Eject the USB pendrive safely from the computer after the format is complete.

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Remove Write Protection from USB

This document provides steps to remove write protection from a SanDisk 8 GB USB pendrive without a write protection switch. The steps are: 1. Shut down the computer and insert the USB pendrive. 2. Restart the computer and immediately press F8 to enter Advanced Boot Options. Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt. 3. Identify the drive letter assigned to the USB pendrive (e.g. G:) and run the format command (e.g. format G:) to remove write protection. 4. Eject the USB pendrive safely from the computer after the format is complete.

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How to remove write protection from SanDisk 8


GB pendrive?
Best Answer
 Rickytbxz answered 12 months ago

Follow the steps

How to remove a write protection from your USB memory Stick if there is no Write
protection ON or OFF button on stick then

1. Shutdown your computer or laptop


2. Insert USB Memory Stick into your laptop or Computer
3. Turn on laptop and then immediately start pressing (F8) key then Advanced Boot
Options screen will come up
4. Select Safe Mode with Command Prompt
5. After loading files if your USB Memory Stick drive letter is (G) for example then
write as
6. C:\windows\system32>G: and press enter
7. G:\>format G: and press enter
8. If ask you (Y/N) then press (Y) and press enter
9. Now a full format will start which remove write protection from USB Memory Stick.

Note:
Before removing USB from your computer, Always remove it safely by going into to
my computer then right click on USB and click eject.

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/275754...

OR

Write protection, when applied to a USB drive, prevents unauthorized users from
adding to, changing or deleting anything contained on the drive. Using write
protection, you can circulate the drive among several users with the assurance that
each user will see the same message. You can also prevent inadvertent deletion of
the drive’s data. To permanently remove write protection from your USB drive, you
need to format the drive. Before doing so, copy any files you want to save to another
storage unit.

Permanently Remove Write Protection

Step 1

Insert the USB flash drive into a USB 2.0 port and turn on your computer. Click the
"Start" button and then select "Computer." Note the drive letter of the USB drive,
which is labeled as "Removable Disk."
Step 2

Click “Start | All Programs | Accessories | Command Prompt” to open a Command


Prompt window.

Step 3

Type the drive letter assigned to the USB drive followed by a colon; for example, type
"E:" (without quotation marks). Press “Enter.”

Step 4

Type “format” and the drive letter followed by a colon; for example, type "format E:"
(without quotation marks). Press "Enter."

Step 5

Close the Command Prompt window when the operation is complete. Write
protection has been removed from the USB drive.

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