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    Help!!! USB flash drive is messed up. Write protected.

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by kingp1ng, Jul 23, 2011.

  1. kingp1ng

    kingp1ng Notebook Evangelist

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    So I was putting movies onto my USB flash drive to put into my xbox 360. I put 1 movie in, tested it on my xbox, and it worked perfectly.

    So I went to put in a 2nd movie and the flash drive crashed on me. I'm like crap. So I shut down my computer and went to sleep. Then today I tried again. But I got an error message saying that the flash drive was "write protected". there's no switch on my flash drive to turn off the protection. I tried to reformat my flash drive but the "write protection" blocked it. Then I tried to open up some old word documents but they couldn't open.

    Is my flash drive completely screwed? Is there any other way to WIPE EVERYTHING OFF. I want to wipe everything and start out new.

    I should have just bought an HDMI cable to watch those movies... stupid me. Luckly I backed up the stuff on my USB flash drive.
     
    kingp1ng, Jul 23, 2011
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  2. reb1

    reb1 Notebook Evangelist

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    1st make sure your flash drive does not have a mechanical lock switch. This is probably not your problem. Go to my computer and right click on your flash drive and select properties. There is also a software lock. I believe going into device manager or to my computer you can select properties and find this.
     
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    Tinderbox (UK) BAKED BEAN KING

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  4. JOSEA

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    ^^ If the above 2 suggestions do not work, try to format from another computer, or go the the manufacturers web site to see if they have a tool to do this. Can I guess it is a PNY of at least 8 GIG?
     
    JOSEA, Jul 23, 2011
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  5. EmanuelJars

    EmanuelJars Newbie

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    follow the steps


    1.Open a new note pad file.

    2.Copy this

    cd\
    reg add “HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies” /t Reg_dword /v

    WriteProtect /f /d 0

    3.save it as DISABLEWP.BAT

    4.Then copy it to start up folder.

    When you insert a pendrive it remove write protection.If it becomes.Or simply use any software which fix this kind of problem.You may try LONG PATH Tool.It may help you.Thanks.
     
    EmanuelJars, Mar 23, 2012
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  6. Shemmy

    Shemmy Notebook Evangelist

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    Why not just use diskpart from an elevated command prompt to clean the drive, then create a new partition, format, and assign a drive letter?
     
    Shemmy, Mar 23, 2012
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