Write-Protected Disk

Hi,

Just put one of my USB flash drives into my USB socket today and when I edited a file this came up...

"A file cannot be saved on a write-protected disk."

It won't even let me format, I'm using a "SanDisk Ultra 128 GB Dual Type-C USB 3.1 Flash Drive"

PS - Sorry if it's in the wrong section.

Open administrative command prompt and type or copy and paste: (all at one time)

diskpart
lis dis
lis vol
sel dis 0
det dis
lis par
sel dis 1
det dis
lis par
sel dis 2
det dis
lis par
sel dis 3
det dis
lis par


Post an image or share link into this thread using one drive, drop box, or google drive.

It does say it's successful but on reboot still no luck.

This youtube video has multiple troubleshooting steps.

kuyenmotdivad said:

It does say it's successful but on reboot still no luck.

Click to expand...

A failing USB stick may go read-only to allow you to recover its data before it fails completely.

tried the step 1 on the video above and here are the details, does it look like my drive is failing? Strange it says Read-only no then yes above it.

Did all 5 steps seems it failing as none work, and would the guarantee be invalid as I purchased it in July 2019? Anyone recommend another USB flash drive?

These are some ten forums tutorials that may have some trial and error steps:



If the above do not work then consider a black friday buying opportunity.

I used to have the same problem with one of my USB flash drives and never found a solution for it. Already gave up on it.

This nearly always means drive is dead.