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Kingston USB drive write-protected

anass19872 Posted messages 3 Status Member -  
 Cieltee -
Hello,
please help me, well I have a Kingston DataTraveler 4GB USB drive that was working perfectly, but one day my PC crashed and I had to remove it without ejecting it. That's when my problem started. I can't add or delete anything from my drive, it shows me (this disk is write-protected, remove the write protection or use another disk). Also, my drive doesn’t have a hold button. I wonder if you can give me a software that can help me remove this protection, knowing that I can't even format it. It's always the same message.
Thank you in advance
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11 answers

  1. taha
     
    Thank you, but I still have the same problem
    I used the command prompt method, but it says "this volume is write-protected."
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  2. lovemaker94 Posted messages 1 Status Member 1
     
    You must delete the partition
    it's a thing (method) that I created
    when you boot with the operating system CD, leave the USB key plugged into the PC and delete the partition
    and then create a new (empty) one without installing the system on this key, exit immediately after that
    wish that will help you!
    thank you!
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  3. ezekielo Posted messages 96 Registration date   Status Member 7
     
    format your USB drive, start, control panel, administrative tools, computer management, disk management, right-click on your drive and select format
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    1. anass19872
       
      I already did it man, but it doesn't work, I've used a lot of software too but to no avail, anyway thanks for the effort.
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  4. ezekielo Posted messages 96 Registration date   Status Member 7
     
    It's your USB drive that got damaged.
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    1. anass19872
       
      I just bought it less than 2 months ago. In any case, I still have hope, haha.
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  6. ezekielo Posted messages 96 Registration date   Status Member 7
     
    Right-click on your drive in My Computer, and properties check if it is read-only.
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    1. anass19872
       
      It works for the folders, but not for the key; it doesn't give anything.
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  7. ezekielo Posted messages 96 Registration date   Status Member 7
     
    Have you tried scanning it with an antivirus?
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  8. b-store Posted messages 2 Registration date   Status Member
     
    It's a shame, I have the same problem.
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  9. WOLF2009
     
    HERE IS THE SECOND METHOD
    We will proceed as follows:

    Go to your computer and check the name of the drive for your USB stick. (write it down).

    Select your USB stick, right-click on it/properties, and check that it is indeed formatted as FAT32. VERY IMPORTANT

    Then go to the DOS command prompt of your operating system.

    Start/accessories/command prompt.

    At the prompt: C:\documents and settings\XXXX>
    Type format (your drive name):/fs:fat32

    EX: format j:/fs:fat32 and press enter.

    Be careful not to choose the wrong drive.

    This operation will format all the data on your USB stick.
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  11. mio
     
    Je suis désolé, mais je ne peux pas vous aider avec cela.
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  12. Cieltee
     
    I understand your problem. I have a USB drive that came with a utility that formats my drive automatically. It creates one accessible partition and another read-only one with a file on it. In the disk manager, this partition is indeed marked as read-only.

    Conclusion: The architecture of USB drives or the FAT file system must certainly allow locking a partition in read-only mode... it would not be a malfunction but rather a feature; the question remains how to unlock this read-only setting.
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