In this article , we will covering the topic of how to remove write protection from sd card usb drive quickly.There are lots of memory cards and USB pen drives which now a days comes with write protection switches. These write protection switches doesn’t allow user to copy or transfer any of the files to the device. It also results in prevention of files from being deleted and formatted.how to fix a write protected flash drive Remove write protection from usb can be done three ways.We will see each of the ways in below step guide.
We have categories write protected sd card error in 3 method you can use any one out of all of them why we have different for remove write protection on micro sd card that you will figure out later in the article.so go ahead fix your micro sd card write protected issue.If you have any issue while performing below steps comment below down we will try to reached to you as soon as possible.you can also check out our last post where we have reviewed some amazing movie streaming sites.If you memory card is broken and lost data then here you should find out tips on how to Recover Data from Damaged Micro SD Card:https://goo.gl/rZVMVV
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But what if you will find that your memory card is refusing to being formatted and windows is informing you that your Micro/sd card write protected error, even though there is no type of write protection switch.
If you are facing issue in remove write protection usb and want to get rid from this memory card write protection error then continue reading this article. You need not to take any type of tension because you have landed on a perfect page which will be helping you out by providing you solution for removing write protection on usb or from any other device.
So, without wasting more time, I directly come over my main purpose of writing this article. I have listed some of the simple and best ways by which you can easily get rid of write protection remover from sd card. Don’t worry this problem is not at all big as it seems. You will be only needing few couple of minutes for solving out this problem without even taking any kind of professional help. Just carefully follow the steps as shown below :-
How To Remove write protected micro sd card usb
Step 1 : Check If Your Pen Drive Have A Lock ?
In most cases it has been found that memory cards and usb drives are having lock which prevent them from being formatted. So, kindly check that your memory card is containing any type of lock or not ? If yes, then push the lock on opposite direction to unlock it. If your SD card is having any type of lock then you will notice that there are markings provided for lock and unlock.
Step 2 : Scan SD Card Using Antivirus Or usb write protect
Mostly, it has been found that these error generally occurs because of mischievous nature of viruses, trojans and worms in your computer or memory card.So, try to scan your pc and sd card write protected for making sure that they don’t contain any type of harmful files. After scanning your sd card properly again try to copy files to your sd card. If the process is successful then it is okay but if not then continue reading this article.
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Step 3 :How to remove write protect in flash drive Using Windows Pc
Get Inside Your System Registry
Many types of issues and errors occurs inside a windows system and can be easily solved using registry editor.
Just follow the below steps as shown : –
1. Click Start > type “regedit” and open “Registry Editor”.
2. Now follow the below path after opening registry editor :-
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/StorageDevicePoliciesÂ
3. Now you will see “Write Protection” option. Double click on that and set the value data to ‘0’.
After setting the value data to ‘0’ again try copying or formatting your sd card. After performing the above step you are still not able to format your sd card then continue to next step.
Step 4 : Open Diskpart Utility For Removing Write Protected From Memory card/usb drive
- Open Command Prompt and type diskpart and press Enter key.
- After opening diskpart type “list disk” and again press Enter button.
- Now type “select disk 1” to select your sd card and press Enter key again.
- To remove write protection from sd card type “attributes disk clear readonly” and hit Enter.
Now you are almost done with this process. Simply type “exit” and press enter key once more to exit the menu.
- Now, right click on your Sd card and click on Format option to format your card.
That’s all, now you can now easily remove write
How to remove write protection from micro sd card in windows 10
protection from micro sd card and can copy your data without any restrictions.
Hope, After reading how to remove write protection from sd card article.if you still have any type of doubts or questions then kindly leave your valuable comments below in the comment box. Also if you have found something interesting above then kindly share this article with your friends.
Thanks guys for such a overwhelming response on this article we will certainly come up with something more which will be helpful to you.
After following all these steps. SD card shows Windows was unable to complete the format.
If Above tricks aren’t working for your removing memory card tips….i suggest you should try professional in that case.
not working lolla singh
what is the error??? Did you tried above memory card password unlock tips.
Can not format my card its given same reply this disk is protected.What the solution please inform me as soon as possible sir
Not working “the disk is write protection” command again.what can I do?????
yes the same problem is here. i also trying to format my memory card. the same problem ” the disk is write protection” .
so dear admin please help us what we do ?
Me too its,even worse it now unreadable on my pc its saying format disk then after formatting it says windows was unable to format dick
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yes ayush verma, I my windows also showing same problem…. “the disk is write protection”
same thing with me is you get any trick about it you will get then please inform me
After following all these steps. SD card shows
“Windows was unable to complete the format”
What should i do more?
i did not find StorageDevicePolicies in rigister editor
Same here…and also tried the 4th method…could not format the disk after that..same error is there…
Me neither Jaini! If you find a solution, tell me please!
I did not find StorageDevicePoliciesA in my windows 10 laptop. Also tried all the steps mentioned above, but no use. What can I do with my 64 gb samsung evo plus sd card ? How can I make it work ?
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/StorageDevicePolicies
i am not finding the StorageDevice Policies file in my pc….
i can not finding the storage device policies file in my pc
what can i do now
right click> new> dword> name it as StorageDevicePolicies > right click on it> new> key> name it WriteProtection
then do whats given above
where do I have to right click?
Problem still not resolved after done process as you guide above. Message is coming at the time format ” The disk is write protected”
dear i am also not find Farooq
I am also having the same issue i cant find storage devuces polices
thank you.
It DID NOT work.
‘Windows was not able to complete formatting”, was the answer.
then try to format it on some other system…may that help you
Tell me the Process
Both the method to remove write protect media is not working.
which method you are trying and which kind of phone do you have???….
very nice steps but not solving the problem
Can’t unlock my SD card password
I don’t want to format it
It contains valuable files
I tried to open mmcstore in e series Nokia phone via explorer, but It’s a fail…
Please help me
I wt my memory card password
use anyreader for copy your files from it
thanks….
thanks for sharing this amazing article on how to remove write protection from micro sd card, i tried above procedure it worked for me ,so keep it up with your good work…..i am looking forward for some more tricks like this ..
In which OS system u tried it,
Amazing article man , thanks for sharing it worked for me like a charmed to remove write protection usb on pc.
showing successful but not working in reality
WRITE PRO. REMOVE NHI HO RHA H G
What issue your are facing?
[[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/StorageDevicePolicies. ]] Here i am not able to find out the storage device policies. Please help me.
I tried all the techniques but it is not working still it is showing “windows was unable to complete the format ” so please send any other technique so that i can use my memory card again
stil im gettting same error
Nice Article I Try This but no success but i found its 100% Solution i share this on my website
i try this but not success
Nice and helpful article
i have done these processses and tried to format my sd card but it says windows was unable to complete format… plz help.. it sucks
Thank you! It worked, the write protection was removed.
महोदय जी,
आपने जो समझाया है वो सब ट्राइ कर चुका हु।
लेकिन मेरा प्रोब्लेम वही का वही है। आपके हिसाब से REG EDIT मे [[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE/SYSTEM/CurrentControlSet/Control/StorageDevicePolicies. ये आना चाइएया लेकिन ।हमारे द्वारा लास्ट का /StorageDevicePolicies OPCTION नही आता है सिर्फ /Storage आता है
क्या करू बोलये।
बहुत प्रोब्लेम मे हौ जल्दी कुछ हल बताएय प्रभु।
धन्यावद
create manually
same problem
No one has ever attended the real problem for SD card formating. The partition on the SD card remains active but inaccessable. So this partition can neither be deleted nor be altered. No solution is provided if the SD shows active partition in Diskpart, when the size of the card has been reduced say from 16GB to 30MB and “select partition” does not select the active partition.
how to selet sd card after giving select disk 1.answer me soon pls
my computer says none of the things you said are recognized as commands!
There is a little switch on the side of the SD card “mine is white” switch it up. It’s that simple. This jerk just wasted a half hour of all our time…
thanks for sharing this amazing post dude it really help in removing write protection from sd card. Remove Write Protection From Usb
any of the solution is not working..
If you still can’t format your SD card, have a look at this. It worked for me.
http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-Write-Protection-on-an-SD-Card
thank you very much. i had 2 sd cards a 16gb and 32gb. now they are both completely formatted. step 4 really helped me. Thanks i can now use them freely.
i am glad it worked for you thanks for stopping by
i have tried all off the above steps but it’s still saying my device is write protected. anyone know of anything else that will solve this or will i just have to get a new micro sd card?
LOL…
Nothing Works….
I have tried all off the above steps but it’s still saying my device is write protected. anyone know of anything else that will solve this or will i just have to get a new micro sd card
Many thanks. I am a novice at this technology but following step 4 it gave me every thing I needed.
thank you for some plain language that I could understand.
thanks for sharing this amazing method for sd card write protected removal , i would love to visit you site again.
thnxx for help worked for me 🙂
Thanks! step 4 worked for me!
God bless you
Sir i cant find storage polices at last i am using win10 and i wany to format transcend 16gb class 10 memory card using it in a1 android
I’ll follow the steps and clear my sd card attributes.but still my card says write protected wat can i do..?
The step four helped me…thanks
Hi,
Thanks for your information. Unfortunately I was not the StorageDevicePolicies in the registry. Whilst in dos I thought Why not try the old DOS format command… That worked for me. I’m using Windows 10 and it firstly told me that another process was using the drive but asked if I would like to dismount the drive and close all processes. After doing that it began formatting.
After opening the command prompt in administrator mode simply type in format X: (or whatever drive your SD card is)
All the best to all.
nathi chaltu mota aa
Thank you so much!
Tried everything to fix write protection.
This was easy to follow and WORKED!!!
thank you!!! it worked for me !
thanks! it worked!
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thanks again .Sammer
Successfully formatted the sd card only when I tried the step 4 and DON’T FORGET AFTER THAT IMMEDIATELY REJECT YOUR SD CARD AND REINSERT IT SO THAT YOU WILL ABLE TO FORMAT YOUR SD CARD. THANK YOU !
Ahah! Ejected and reinserted after Step 4 is the key!
I had four micro SD cards requiring formatting. The first two formatted fine but the following two, in a different adapter (from a different vehicle) refused to format regardless of what I tried. The lock on the adapter had never been locked so that was never a problem. I decided to try the adapter I had used on the first two cards and straight away they formatted. So try a different adapter first if you are having trouble formatting Micro SD cards.
its not working..
I also can not find StorageDevicePolicies. Please I need help with this 🙁
its not working sir… i used cmd method… actually sd card used in android phone..
Here i am not able to find out the storage device policies. Please help me.
Here i am not able to find out the storage device policies. Please help me.i am using win 10 and win 7 same problem
You shouldn’t say
“Now type “select disk 1” to select your sd card and press Enter key again.”
If the user has additional storage devices the sd card can be in any location. Make sure to check the MB number of the sd card for location.
After following all these steps. SD card shows Windows was unable to complete the format.
For all of you that have tried everything (check the lock, diskpart, regedit) here is what worked for me. There is tiny notch opposite the lock switch on the SD adaptor. That is the write inhibit notch. Carefully put tape over the notch. Don’t cover the pins. It took me FOUR pieces of clear tape. The first three did not work. But the forth piece worked! I can write to the SD card on my PC.
And the Winner is…
JOHN MEGGIE!!!
This guy gets the cheese!
That takes me back to the days of 5.25″ floppies. Why the hell is that notch there on the SD adapter anyway?!
it works dude! thanks! you won the reformat battle *wink
O.m.g. this actually works. It’s been driving me crazy for a year that i couldn’t get it to work. three pieces of tape did it for me.
This should be up there with the solutions!
I tried all of above but could not work………………
cool post dude thanks for helping me out with that,it worked for me like a charm , hope it will never come again.
thanks for sharing ,by
Glad i found the solution for this, you are doing really good work man , 4 step worked for me the best ,i hope i wont face this issue write protection issue on my mirco sd card again.
Didn’t worked at all…
It’s still showing that… “The disk is write protected”
hi tried cmd option but my pendrive showing this is media write protected plz help me bro…..
Dude try to reformat it,it will certainly solve your error of proetection sd card protection
The diskpart worked for me. My micro sdhc recorder couldn’t format it, windows couldn’t format it normally, but using diskpart did for me. Thank you!
Hey i have a 32 gb micro sd card and it has some content (don’t think about it). when i formate it by minitoolpartation tool it remove the partition and free the allocated space . after removing flash disk and reconnecting it it shows the previous data. and space it used …please fix it …
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those arent working…can you re-organize yourself before you post these things…
Hi bro
I have a 4gb microsd card and I tried out many ways using DISKPART and REGIDIT but it didn’t worked.
Please if there is a way to sought this problem out then let me know.
Please
Regards
Vikram Sandhu
Uh, I can’t do most of that stuff, so I tried flipping the switch. However, no matter which way I flip it, IT DOESN’T WORK! I hope it can be fixed so I can use my Nintendo normally…
I tried both steps and it worked…but after a few hours I get back the same problem again. Is there a PERMANENT solution?
very helpful thanks.
thanks for sharing this amazing post with all of us dude it worked for me.
Nice Steps But still I am not able to Remove write protected. It is showing Error.
same problem here 🙁
nice, it really helps… now i can use my SD Card Normally.. 🙂
thanks a lot…
I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS GONE,, BUT STILL,, IT IS HERE AGAIN LOCKING MY SD CARD
i cant used my 16gb memory card… 🙁
Hi I can’t find storagepoliciesa…. all the previous steps were ok though… can you please help?
very good ……thanks for sharing this amazing article guide on how to unlock memory card password
Hi… My windows are unable to list my sd drive as an option. What should I do? Plus I’m not finding the StoragePolicies in my pc
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thanks a lot this really help
I am also unable to find the SD card policies after completing all the steps instructed by you
Just found the lock on the sd card after going through all that shit you have posted and felt like an idiot following your steps. Too bad you are fooling everyone like that.
Set the registry value to 0 and everything was OK again. Many thanks.
Try this
http://m.wikihow.com/Remove-Write-Protection-on-an-SD-Card
tried all those three methods.. bullshit… just consumed my time… hav a better and working methods… dont waste others time
worked for me went from 8-10 on laptop and some reason encountered a write protection when i was trying to format my memory card. the regedit process didnt work but this did finally thank you 😀 and btw it does help if you unlocked the card with the switched turned up. lucky mine was already unlocked when i tried this step
it works , now my flash is back to life , thanks admin
I am getting same error after following these steps please help me
In my system no “Storage Device Policies” option. Its show only storage option
how to enable this option please help meee..
first time it worked perfectly but next it is not working ….
after following diskpart step, i had no luck, but removed sd card and re entered, then i was able to format
This didn’t work (as well as many other ways i’ve tried to remove this issue). I have no issues formatting or deleting files or writing to the cards when using Mac OS X or a variant of Linux.
thank u for ur help frnd , thanks a lot.. my SD card is fully unwrittened
I was unable to formate or copy anything on my sd card but when I SAW A SWITCH ON CARD READER I TURNED IT UP AND EVERY THING WORKED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO COPY AND FORMATE EVERYTHING ON SD CARD .so whole time is waste on reading it just switch it up and u are done.NO NEED TO DO MORE THAN THIS.
i followed upto storage but i could not findthe write off option pls help
i follow all the steps and dont work !
this is crap, I have win 7, there is no. StorageDevicePolicies I’ve tried 5 different sites and none of them work.
changed my card reader and it works now
After following all these steps. SD card shows Windows was unable to complete the format.
not working dude
drive is write proteted (ERROR)
after all steps memory card still show write protected. pls help me its very important to me
In registry editor method cant find ‘StorageDevicePoliciesÂ’ and in cmd diskpart after attributes disk clear read only command an error occur saying ‘Diskpart failed to clear attributes’
All tricks used to formatting memory card but after completion of formatting every time message shows unable to complete format. In diskpart command only one drive is shown and another drive is not showing. Please help.
Thank you…it was very helpful.
This is a windows problem. i couldn’t format it on windows 10. but on windows 7 it worked without any problem.
This was so helpful. Thank you!!
isn’t effective 🙁
how come.. ,
if im going to format my card, it always say the disk is write protected.:( i really don’t know why is this happening…
As the title says, I can’t format or delete files on my McroSD (16 GB Transcend MICRO SD CARD) that I used in my mobile. I’ve tried: 1. Moving the lock switch (hehe) 2. Diskpart attribute clearing 3. Regedit (there was no key so i made one) 3. HP format tool (no access) 4. SD formatter (no access) 5. Low Level Format Tool (shows that formatting was done, but when I pun the card back in all files are intact). When I delete/move files it shows ‘progress’ (i.e. no error message), but when I re-insert the card back all files are as they used to be. Any ideas (besides trash can for now)? Thank you in advance.
All possible ways are failed on window 10. try to help me via my e-mail. my sd card is write protected means i can’t format, add files or remove files. try to help me please!!! thx for your support
hey i tried the step no 4 now my pc do not showing the memory card connected to my pc using card reader plzzz help me to out of this problem……i am witing for ur rply(my pc is windows 10)
ohhhh !!!!!! Shiiitt Its working , thank you
thanks for sharing this sd card write protected article it helped me out man on windows 10
After following the above steps, it still tell me disk write protected
I followed the above steps still its showing your disk is write protected after i tried to format it. Please tell me what should I do.
SIMPLE METHOD!!!
Just put that memory card in other phone and format it from the storage options!!
thank you, my friend gave me a locked SD card, but your article helps me to know about it.
Thank you finally found a article that going to help me. Keep writing.
@ prakash thanks for the info, it worked! I am so happy…thank you everyone!!!
Even diskpart is not helping me. I get the same message, “Windows was unable to complete the format”.
One of the helpful guide, I ever found on internet.
Thanks a lot. Keep sharing and keep helping people.
ooooh thank u guys, it freaking worked, now i have full access of everything, damn!!!! u guys so great
i try this but not success
Put the mini SD card into an USB adapter (very similar to pendrive)
It will work immediately…
I have spent hours to find the way. I did try everything mentioned before.
If the SD card comes from a phone, it is better if you erase all data with your mobile first.
Some short file will stay on the card, but the USB adapter will let you format it.
I got so many Drives after inserting my sdcard into my laptop with an adapter.
I tried to format my sdcard it says “the disk is write protected”.
I tried all the steps given above still the same problem.
what should i do . . . . ? Please Help Me. . . .
I just slid the that piece on the side up as pictured & it solved my problem. It took off the “Write Protected” message from my SD card
Thank you, this is very helpful!