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  1. What can I do if my USB flash drive is write-protected or read-only?

    56 When I plug in my USB flash drive, it shows up on my computer as write-protected or read-only. I am unable to transfer data to it, nor can I modify or delete any files already stored on it. I also cannot …

  2. Is it possible to check an external USB Drive health (SMART)?

    Is SpinRite compatible with USB and Firewire devices? The best answer to this is a firm "maybe". DOS device drivers are available for most USB and Firewire controllers. If such drivers are added to a …

  3. How to fix USB flash drives showing unallocated space in diskmgmt?

    Dec 18, 2022 · I have 3 USB flash drives (newly purchased, original) which were used to create bootable drives to install Zorin OS on a PC. The flashing failed for some reason, and now I have 3 …

  4. How to remove write protection from a write- protected USB drive and ...

    However, in my case, my usb is write- protected. Can you help me with it? As you can see, there is a part in the picture above saying, Current Read-only State: Yes, and I think it's because my USB is …

  5. windows - Why my USB disk is not showing up? - Super User

    Dec 4, 2020 · Is your USB drive not showing up in Windows File Explorer but can be seen in Disk Management? Or Is it missing from both Windows File Explorer and Disk Management? To make it …

  6. How do I emulate a "fake" external USB drive? - Super User

    Dec 1, 2023 · My goal is to create a disk partition that my Windows computer recognises as a removable device, but is actually a virtual hard disk.

  7. How can I disable write protection in my USB flash drive?

    Oct 5, 2012 · My USB flash drive is currently unusable because it somehow (quite suddenly!) became write protected. I have googled around and tried many solutions to this problem, but none of them …

  8. Can Windows tell me what is using my USB drive? - Super User

    Recently I've used 'Offline' to stop my external USB-SSD disk which most probably was somehow used by system (Win 10), after that "safe remove" did work. Some time later I re-plugging that disk and …

  9. windows 11 - Can't assign drive letter to USB drive - Super User

    Feb 16, 2024 · I can't assign a drive letter to a USB drive which is visible in device manager / computer management but is not accessible in the file explorer. I tried following the steps in this answer, but when

  10. How to format/repair a write-protected USB drive with I/O errors?

    Dec 17, 2013 · There is no write protection switch on the device. I have exhaustively tried the following: Windows format: "The disk is write protected" HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool: "Device media is …