How Do I Recover a Pen Drive from Write-Protected?

When I want to transfer files to my pen drive, it shows the error 'The disk is write-protected.' Now I can neither add nor delete data on this drive. What should I do to address this issue? Is there anyone who can help me? Thanks.

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Roxanne· Answered on May 05, 2023

Have you ever encountered a write protection problem and had no idea what to do? Don't panic. Two quick solutions are provided here in this article, which can help you hackle with the problem. However, before attempting, you need to ensure two things:

  • Is the pen drive physically damaged?
  • Does your pen drive has a toggle switch, and is it on the "ON" side

If your answers to both questions are no, continue to read and learn how to recover the write-protected pen drive. There are many options on the internet, but most are complicated, take a lot of time, and sometimes even require you to use command lines like a developer. To save your energy and time, we highly recommend the Write Protection Removal tool from EaseUS Partition Master Free. With this tool, you can disable or enable write protection within two steps.

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The following steps are what you can do to use EaseUS Partition Master:

Step 1. Download the EaseUS Partition Master by clicking the link and going to the "Toolkit" section.

Step 2. Select "Write Protection." to find the write-protected pen drive, and hit "Disable."

In most scenarios, EaseUS Partition Master can solve your problems and offer other powerful functions. For instance, resize the partitions, test SSD read and write speed, convert MBR to GPT, etc.

We have also prepared another effective solution: turn BitLocker off to disable write protection on the pen drive. The BitLocker Drive Encryption is a window containing all drive and their status, which you can manage.

Follow the specific steps to use BitLocker:

Step 1. Press "Windows + E" to open "File Explorer."

Step 2. Enter "This PC" and find the write-protected pen drive under "Devices and Drives. "

Step 3. Right-click the drive icon and click "Manage BitLocker," choose "Turn off BitLocker."

After each way, plug in the PC and check if it is writable. We hope you can learn how to recover a pen drive from write-protected.

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