My sandisk 16gb pendrive is write protected I tried many methods. Still cannot find a solution, please help me to format and fix it!
How to format a write-protected removable disk?
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If you want to remove write-protection from your pendrive, you should do the following:
1. Press Windows key + R to open Run window. Type regedit and press OK.
2. This will open Registry Editor. Here, navigate to this path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
3. Here, find and double-click on WriteProtect key. Set its value to 0. Press OK to save.
In case you want to format the pendrive (erase everything from it), you should plug it into your computer, go to My Computer (or My PC), find the drive, right-click on it and choose Format from the menu.