USB drive stuck in read-only mode, unable to format
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Hello, during a transfer to my flash drive, it crashed and is now in read-only mode. I need to format it due to the crash, but my computer won't format it because of the read-only mode.
The problem is that when I open the properties, it doesn't display anything anymore. I went through cmd via diskpart, and while it doesn't show as read-only, its "current read-only status" is displayed as yes.
When I run the command attributes disk clear readonly, it executes without issue, but the status of the drive does not change, so I try to do a clean, but it shows "unable to complete the request due to an I/O device error."
So now I'm stuck, even after checking all the forums on the internet. Do you think the drive is dead? Given that I've recovered the content, if it really is dead, it's not a big deal. Thank you for your responses!
The problem is that when I open the properties, it doesn't display anything anymore. I went through cmd via diskpart, and while it doesn't show as read-only, its "current read-only status" is displayed as yes.
When I run the command attributes disk clear readonly, it executes without issue, but the status of the drive does not change, so I try to do a clean, but it shows "unable to complete the request due to an I/O device error."
So now I'm stuck, even after checking all the forums on the internet. Do you think the drive is dead? Given that I've recovered the content, if it really is dead, it's not a big deal. Thank you for your responses!
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Hello
you have almost done everything to save it, but look at this link
https://www.diskpart.com/fr/articles/formater-cle-usb-en-lecture-seule.html
have you flashed your USB drive? SEEN ON CCC
The only solution is to flash the drive to restore it to factory version (as it was when purchased). Type in Google (or another search engine) "flash USB drive XXXXX ZZZZ of TTTT" where X is the brand, Z is the model, and T is the size. The manufacturer of the drive provides a program for its customers that resets the drive to its original state. Ten minutes later, the drive is functional again. Simple, effective and ultimately so logical.
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