Troubleshooting “USB Drive is Write Protected!
Hi friends, some time ago I made a tutorial in which we solved issue a USB stick detected. On the comments box of that article you posted many of you problems you encounter with some sticks write protected, meaning sticks that you can not write, can not be made and can not delete files, and any your attempt to resolve the problem failed.
Today, in fact, for about 2 days I have been trying to repair a stick write protected, and today I can easily say that I managed to solve this problem: "USB DRIVE IS WRITE PROTECTED".
I've tried dozens of methods to unlock the USB stick:
1. I tried DISKPART, Utility in CMD.
2. I tried HP USB Format tool.
3. I tried to change the value in the registry "WriteProtect = 0"
4. I tried Acronis Disk Director
5. I tried Easeus Partition Master
6. I tried CyberLink Wizard
But what the hell did I not try? The result was the same, NOTHING!
Finally I tried with Ubuntu and finally I solved the problem with "USB Drive is Write Protected"
How did it come to this?
I lent the USB stick to an acquaintance and when I received it back it had this "Disk is Write Protected" problem and I couldn't delete files, I couldn't format the stick, I could only read the files.
How did I get rid of "USB Drive is Write Protected"?
1. I inserted Ubuntu on a memory card (it can be on a USB stick) with rufus (Tutorial is Windows, but it works the same for Ubuntu).
2. I booted from the USB card with Ubuntu (or from the stick) and started Ubuntu in "Try Ubuntu" mode (live mode), this way it does not install but runs live (windows is not affected).
3. I removed the USB stick and I reintroduced.
4. I've started GParted and formatted FAT32.
5. SUCCESS, I grabbed "USB Drive is Write Protected"
Write Protected FIX - video tutorial
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very useful, but I have another problem related to the keyboard because I feel like biting it with my teeth, that is ... when I press the M key it writes 0 [zero] J-appears 1, k-2, l-3, i-5, o-6, u-4, I don't know what else to do, there may be some key combination but I don't know, please help, I have win7 on 32bit, asus x301A. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE
Asus X301A does not have a numeric keypad (as they have the standard keyboards, on the right side), those numeric keys being implemented on the letter keyboard (key J has 1, key K has 2, key L has 3 ...). Their use (of numbers) is done together with the Fn (Function) key located at the bottom left of the keyboard (eg: for 1 press Fn and J, for 2 press Fn and K ...). The problem occurs when the computer starts with the Num Lock option enabled in the Bios or system. The system thinks that the keyboard also has the numeric keys on the right, but they do not exist there but on the keys with letters, they (letters) are replaced with numbers (as if the Fn key were pressed).
The solution is disabling the Num Lock, first keypad (Num Lock key is Num Lk or somewhere in the top right) and then Bios tweakuit times with any software directly from the system.
Use Fn + NumLk to enable / disable.
thank you very much, but I reinstalled windows and everything is normal, but I will know in the future
What if I accidentally deleted Android tablet?
I can not figure out how you accidentally deleted android.
Normally you do not have rights to delete operating system files.
Maybe if you had Root!
What ubuntu series did you use, because there are several evenings 9, 10, ....
I think he used ubuntu 14.10
ps: there are evenings are versions
Ubuntu is version, ie 14.10
cristi you know how it happened to you with usb, it probably copied something to usb and the power went out, so it happened to me
I do not know exactly what happened, because I stick to someone borrowed and when I returned it was ready broken.
So I have not broken it.
Not twisted but bored :)).
I have a stick with 2 partitions one protected by a company that puts their shit commercial and 8g free for me ie it can delete the add format.
The question how do I do the same thing and cuy that 1 giga partition looks like but I think it's 4 giga that has commercials with Full HD video files and lots more.
I can copy them to the system so I can not delete them to format that partition or add something to it.
The idea is I want to make a win7 bottle to install from it and make it no longer able to delete or add files so I will not be able to take viruses on the stick that I use it for installation and I will not be able to format adds something to it, etc.
For me, it would be useful for this thing not to be able to be added or deleted :)
And I am owner of a Sony Xperia u videotutorial team and even if I want to be able to r this year 2015 phone can unlock to botloaderu and I somehow install a cyanonged verisune the way would be a wonderful way Dome .. Cristi Cismaru have not heard anything about unlocking botloaderului us know that you say it like you want to install cyanongenmod dumnevostra please ... I wish you a lot of soul shall continue suucces videotutorial team.
I am also the owner of a sony xperia u and I would really like the videotutorial team if I could unlock this phone in 2015 to somehow unlock the botloaderu and install a version of cyanonged mod would be something wonderful .. by the way Cismaru Cristi, you didn't find out anything about unlocking the botloader, you would say that you let us know that you would like to install cyanongenmod as well, please, a lot of sulfur… I wish you continued success to the video tutorial team. PLEASE does no one answer this question for me ??
@Cristi Disagree with rufus not going to do any bootable operating system on stik. eg if do with ubuntu opensuse or unebootin will be broken but the image will be created and therefore will crash when booting the system stik (applies to other Linux distributions). Therefore imagiewhrite have on their site. So do not say that with any operating system rufus. and can be done in this operation and the windows cmd but it's more complicated. as I had similar problem and I solved the win. at least to me went. and going from app to format any linux distribution Stik so
Argue useless! Examine the problem better!
I said in my case. now it depends on what's stik and crashed him. this does not mean that in the case of @Cristi went. but yes most sikuri and memory cards can fix just to speak with linux
You know very well what I mean! Rufus can put any Linux or Windows operating system on a stick. Do you pretend that you no longer know on what subject you are contradicting Cristi? Read your comment above, I quote: "... so don't say you can do any rufus operating system ..." or "Cristi contradict you with rufus it doesn't work to make any bootable operating system on the stick."
@adrian I thought you meant usb stick because I said 2 mentions. you put them open with rufus and tell me if it's going to boot from that stick made with rufus. and try several operating systems to put with it to see some go others not. try more. one is to put them on and one is to work to boot. read also at opensuse that it will tell you clearly that if you do not use that imagewriting software if I write correctly. a broken image will be created. and explains there that I don't know what UDI doesn't do. I thought I saw that I had encountered gender problems, I'm not just saying to contradict Christ or you Adrian. test it and then tell us if it works to install and boot so you can successfully install any rufust operating system. I test linux distributions and some of them don't even work on bootable sticks with anything. but yes it's really good rufus it's good for win but at linux distributions it doesn't work any distribution to do with it. as with unebootin it doesn't work to make any linux system bootable. I repeat test several linux systems to make bootable if you want and zimi to go successfully to boot so you can install
Oracle VM VirtualBox and metrge guaranteed;) not on stick but virtual runs the image from your hdd :)
I wanted which is protected format on fat32 stick usb 4gb with Ubuntu give me an error Libparted bug found
Input / output error during write on / dev / sdf
Creating a bootable stick with rufus is just a variant of many altele.Dacă do not go with him trying to Universal-USB-Installer-1.9.5.9.
With diskpart (Windows) you tried?
I tried, and I've written text!
Mr. greet you with respect. Cristi
I also have a problem with a corsair ssd that is no longer seen in any operating system. It wasn't used too much, it was a win. on him so from a reinstallation the problem appeared. Can your solution in this tutorial help me? Or maybe you're giving me such an idea. I've already switched it to "dead" but I repeat, it hasn't been used for a year with widdws, it's likely that when it was reinstalled windows it was wrong or I don't know exactly what happened because it's never seen again a form.
This method doesn't work either! error input / output error during write on / dev / sde
You removed the stick before you start GParted?
I removed stik site .. but I do not see where few printscreenuri can attach here ..!?
Libparted Bug Found!
Can't write to / dev / sde, because it is open read-only.
I still can not make this stick.