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1 Month Old Sandisk Cruzer Blade 16 GB. Became write protect while trying to copy 13 GB data from a friend's computer using Windows 7. Suddenly transfer stopped because of write protect. Did scan for malicious viruses in my computer running on Windows 10. Windows Defender finds worms and Trojan win32 and destroys it. But its back. Not able to format the usb because of write protect. Did 1. Quick format2. in regedit added value of WriteProtect in StorageDevicePolicies to 03. There is no way for gpedit.msc since my system is running on Windows 10 Home edition3. In disk part, able to make attributes as readonly but not able to clean because of write protect4. in Disk management no option to format at all 5. Tried using third party softwares like usbfixer, HDD low level format tool and HD TuneNothing worked because of write protect.
How to remove write protect?
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For this kind of stuff I usually prefer Linux to Windows, because (IMHO) it has more powerful tools, and usually give less headaches.
I highly recommend you to use GParted. It comes with a live version (here's how to set it up), in case you don't have any Linux distro installed on your PC.If you already have one, you can just try this in a terminal:
Once it's open, you'll just have to try to format your USB drive. Here's a step-by step tutorial on how to do it.Obviously, this will wipe all your data.
Keep in mind that sometimes pendrives and such get permanently corrrupted (specially if there has been malware involved), and in those cases there's nothing you can do. However, don't consider it's dead before giving GParted a try.
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Sandisk write protected error cases
'The SanDisk SD card in my digital camera not let me delete or take pictures. So I want a SanDisk repair tool to fix the problem. When I did the job using windows disk management tool, it shows write protected error. How do I get my SanDisk memory card off write-protect!?'
'I bought a SanDisk Cruzer Edge 8GB. But when I tried to reformat it for other uses, Windows says 'the Disk is Write Protected'. How can I remove the write protection from the Sandisk USB flash drive and format it successfully?'
'I cannot format my Sandisk pen drive because it is write protected. Is there any Sandisk write protected removal tool can help to format write protected pen drive?'
Sandisk writes protected error usually happens when you trying to format a Sandisk storage device. It is an issue that has disturbed lots of users for a long time. Have you ever encountered such a similar Sandisk write protected issue? Now, it is no longer a problem. Follow the details below, and you can remove the write protection of the Sandisk device then format it.
Two steps to remove write protection and format write protected Sandisk USB pen drive/SD cardStep 1. Remove write protection from Sandisk pen drive
Click Start, type Regedit in the search box, click Regedit.exe to open the Registry editor when you see it is displayed at the top of the list. And then navigate to the following key:
ComputerHKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESYSTEMCurrentControlSetControlStorageDevicePolicies
Double-click on the WriteProtect value in the right-hand pane of Regedit.exe. Change the Value data from 1 to 0 and click OK to save the change. Close Regedit and restart your computer.
Connect your Sandisk USB flash drive or pen drive again, and you should find the write protection is removed by this write protection removal software and the device is no longer write protected. And then you can format the Sandisk device as normal using third-party format tool.
Step 2. Format Sandisk memory card & USB flash drive with EaseUS free partition tool
EaseUS Partition Master Free is the tool here we would like to recommend to you. It works well to format an SD card, USB flash drive, pen drive, and other storage devices after you remove the write protection. The free format tool is unable to format a write-protected device directlyremove the Sandisk write protection first.
Step 1: Launch EaseUS Partition Master, right-click the partition on your external hard drive/USB/SD card which you want to format and choose the 'Format' option.
Step 2: Assign a new partition label, file system (NTFS/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3), and cluster size to the selected partition, then click 'OK'.
Step 3: In the Warning window, click 'OK' to continue.
Step 4: Click the 'Execute Operation' button in the top-left corner to review the changes, then click 'Apply' to start formatting your external hard drive/USB/SD card.
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Being efficient, safe and easy, the above guide is the best solution to remove write protection from Sandisk pen drive or format write protected Sandisk pen drive. You can try it with no hesitation whenever you are trying to find a Sandisk write protected removal tool & write protected format tool to fix Sandisk write protected issue.
A Sandisk Cruzer is a USB flash drive used to transfer documents, music, pictures and other data from one computer to another. When your Cruzer becomes full or you wish to erase its contents, you must format the disk. Formatting erases all of the data on your Sandisk Cruzer, so it is best to check the drive's contents and copy important files before beginning the formatting process.
Step 1
Insert the SanDisk Cruzer in your computer's USB port and wait for your computer to recognize the device.
Step 2
Click the 'Start' button and then click 'Computer.' Right-click the SanDisk Cruzer drive and select 'Explore.' The disk might be listed as 'Removable Disk' if you did not rename your USB flash drive. Browse the contents of the Cruzer and save any important files to your computer's hard drive.
Step 3
Click the 'Back' button at the top of your screen. Right click the SanDisk Cruzer drive and select 'Format.'
Step 4
Select 'FAT 32' if the USB flash drive is 4GB or higher capacity. If your USB flash drive is less than 4GB capacity, select 'FAT.'
Step 5
Place a checkmark in the 'Quick Format' box if you wish to perform a quick format. If you wish to do a thorough format, leave this box empty. If you perform a thorough format, your computer will remove the contents and also scan and repair any bad sectors on your Cruzer. If you have previously received errors when attempting to transfer data to your Cruzer, this is a reliable method to repair the flash drive. Performing a quick format will only remove the files.
Click 'Start' to begin the format. This process might take a few minutes, depending on the speed of your computer and the size of your Cruzer.
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Hello all.
I have my son's 4 GB Cruzer thumb drive that is no longer responding when plugged into a USB port. When I plug it in, you hear the little ding for a plug-in-play device and then immediately hear the removed device ding and the light on the drive will stay lit-up for maybe 30-45 seconds. Nothing shows up in Explorer, but in Disk Management, the drive _might_ show up as DVD Drive 99999 for about 1/2 a second before it disappears. I have uninstalled the drivers, rebooted, plugged in the device and it will reinstall the drivers but when I check the Device Manager it will tell me the drivers are current and up-to-date but the device is not plugged in, though it had to have recognized the device enough to see it needed to reinstall the driver.. Thankfully, there's nothing mission critical on the drive though he still doesn't want to lose the info, reformatting hasn't been an option yet anyway. I've tried and had same results on a Win 10 PC, Win 8.1 PC and Win XP laptop. I'm not convinced it's a dead drive, just running out of ideas on what to try next so any help would be appreciated. Thanks Scan performed on 4/26/2017, Computer: Toshiba IS 1462B - Windows 7 64 bit
Outdated or Corrupted drivers:7/20
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