How to Remove Write Protection for 3DS SD Card

My computer shows that my SD card is write-protected. I have tried to move the slider to another position on the SD card, but it did not work. Sadly my 3DS SD card is out of warranty, and I cannot afford a new one. Does anyone have any other solutions to help me? Thanks.

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Roxanne· Answered on Apr 19, 2024

According to your description, it can be known that your 3DS SD card has been write-protected, which means that you cannot edit or delete any file on the 3DS SD card. Therefore, what you need to do is to remove your 3DS SD card from the write protection, and then you can have any modification or deletion on your 3DS SD card.

Based on you have tried to move the slider to another position on the 3DS SD card, but it did not work for you; there are some other methods for you. The first method is manually removing write protection for the 3DS SD card using the cmd command.

Here are some steps for you, and you need to be careful to finish every step.

Step 1. Connect your 3DS SD card to the computer.

Step 2. Press Win + R, type cmd in the Run dialog, and select "OK."

Step 3. Type diskpart, and click Enter.

Step 4. Type the following commands and click Enter each time:

  • list disk
  • select disk # (# means the number of your write-protected SD card)
  • attributes disk clear readonly

Wait for the process to complete and exit Diskpart. After the above steps, you will be able to access your data on your 3DS SD card again.

But if you think the first method is a little complex and would take some time, here is a second way to remove the write protection for your 3DS SD card. It is a third-party tool for users lacking related computer knowledge: EaseUS Partition Master. This software, which needs simple clicks, is simpler and more operable compared with the first method, so you can try it to remove the write protection for your 3DS SD card.

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Here is how to do so:

Step 1. Download and install EaseUS Partition Master.

Step 2. Enter the Toolkit section, and select Write Protection.

Step 3. Click your write-protected 3DS SD card, and click Disable.

Besides that, the EaseUS Partition Master software can also provide other functions for you if you need them to fix other issues in the future. You can read as follows:

All in all, it is hoped that the above two methods will be helpful for you to fix your issue. Now you can try to remove the write protection for your 3DS SD card, and then you can delete or edit any data on your 3DS SD card.

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