{"id":14818,"date":"2021-08-26T16:49:49","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:49:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/"},"modified":"2021-08-26T16:49:49","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T16:49:49","slug":"how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Remove Write Protection on Windows 10"},"content":{"rendered":"

IhorL\/Shutterstock.comDid you get a \u201cdisk is write protected\u201d error when trying to copy files or format your drive? This can be a troublesome issue. So what\u2019s causing it, and how do you remove this error? Today we\u2019ll find out. What Is the Write Protect Error and What Causes It? The write-protection error appears when you try to copy or modify the contents of a storage device that is write-protected. This error is caused by a number of reasons. It may be intentional, as the owner might have enabled the read-only feature of the device to secure its contents. It may also be caused by viruses or encryption tools. Whatever the reason is, don\u2019t immediately resort to formatting your storage devices. Write-protection can be easily fixed in a variety of ways. Using the Storage Device\u2019s Lock Switch Some storage devices have a lock switch that can be toggled to enable or disable the write protection feature. The first thing you\u2019ll need to do when you encounter an error that says your drive is write-protected is to examine your drive physically if it has a lock switch. If it does, simply toggle it and re-insert your drive to the appropriate port. This should solve the write-protected issue. If the problem persists or your drive does not have the physical write-protect switch, proceed to the next method. RELATED: What File System Should I Use for My USB Drive? Using the DiskPart Utility You can use the DiskPart utility of Windows to unlock your… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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IhorL\/Shutterstock.comDid you get a \u201cdisk is write protected\u201d error when trying to copy files or format your drive? This can be a troublesome issue. So what\u2019s causing it, and how do you remove this error? Today we\u2019ll find out. What Is the Write Protect Error and What Causes It? The write-protection error appears when you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2373,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nHow to Remove Write Protection on Windows 10 - The Daily Herald<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Remove Write Protection on Windows 10 - The Daily Herald\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"IhorL\/Shutterstock.comDid you get a \u201cdisk is write protected\u201d error when trying to copy files or format your drive? This can be a troublesome issue. So what\u2019s causing it, and how do you remove this error? Today we\u2019ll find out. What Is the Write Protect Error and What Causes It? The write-protection error appears when you…\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Daily Herald\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-08-26T16:49:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Mako Young\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\">\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\">\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/\",\"name\":\"The Daily Herald\",\"description\":\"Your Super Aggregated News, Blog & Magazine\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/?s={search_term_string}\",\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/\",\"name\":\"How to Remove Write Protection on Windows 10 - The Daily Herald\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-08-26T16:49:49+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-08-26T16:49:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/844e899ba23a0c74b7ead2cc20c6bd11\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/uncategorized\/how-to-remove-write-protection-on-windows-10\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/#\/schema\/person\/844e899ba23a0c74b7ead2cc20c6bd11\",\"name\":\"Mako Young\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/#personlogo\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/5ddf2fb22789a719b834410c860b0f84?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Mako Young\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","amp_validity":null,"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14818"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14818"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14818\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thedailyherald.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}