Unlocking write protected pen drive

try to check disk your pen drive.

Steps:
1.)Right click your usb and go to PROPERTIES
2.)Go to TOOLS tab
3.)on Error checking click CHECK NOW
4.)Click the two CHECKBOX and wait for it top finish.
5.)you can now try to format your pen drive.

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Hi Sir.
Please look carefully at your usb pen-drive to see if there is a small switch on there somewhere that is used to lock and unlock the drive. perhaps you may have accidentally put it in the lock position.
If there is a laser pointer on the drive then using the laser pointer may have caused you to accidentally switch to the write protected mode. most drives have a lock/unlock switch on the pen-drive itself...unless it has a program installed on the drive that has encrypted and locked the drives read/write ability. Please let me know if you have success.
Thank you!

Save the contents in the pen drive (this process will delete all the files in ur pen drive) and then download this http://www.apacer.com/en/support/downloads/Repair_v2.9.1.8A.zip,unzip it n run.....click "Format". Make sure u have connected only the pen drive u wanna recover to computer,this tool is very blind n it doesnt allow u to choose which removable drive to format..it formats the first removable disk (seems so). Gud luck

if you see your pen drive properly you will find a lock that you need to switch to other side for unlock device

this lock make device write protected

hope it helped you

LLFTOOL is a utility for low-level disk drive formatting,
also supports formatting of FLASH cards using a card-reader.


1. Download this tool:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/4040651/LLFTOOL.EXE

2. Format pen drive

(WARNING: After running this low level format tool,
the whole USB flash disk surface will be fully erased.
Therefore, data restoration will be impossible after using this utility!)

if u format ur pen drive. then use this step
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Check out the registry under:

1)click on start button
2)clik on run dialog box
3)type regedit
4) HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies.
The value 'WriteProtect' should be absent or set to '0' and when you try to format it you have to format it as FAT16

Good Luck!!
Palwinder

Some pen drives have a lock button. Also check if it brings some sofware to unlock it.

there should be a small thumb guide which will release the lock aspect. looks at the back of package or small instrucion sheet, or go to website for that manufacturer model and use guidance there.

do u have write protection swicth on this drive. if yes than check and correct.
if not than go for replacement. moser bear gives 3/5 yrs warranty ad hence u can demand

i cant format it