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4 gb cant be formeted

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samir - Jun 25, 2010 at 08:26 AM
closeup22 Posts 8923 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 - Jun 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Hello,
i hav 4 gb iball which is not able to format n its showing property of 15.6gb instead of 4gb...wen i try to format it tells that pen drive is write protected...i m tryin many utility but no response...plzzzzz help meee

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jack4rall Posts 6428 Registration date Sunday June 6, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen July 16, 2020
Jun 25, 2010 at 11:19 AM
try this 1

1)To remove write protection on pendrive, just click on this link and follow the

instructions.

https://ccm.net/computing/hardware/787-how-to-disable-write-protection-on-a-usb-key/

2)Try formatting your pendrive from the disk management.

click on start--->select Run ----> type diskmgmt.msc and click on OK. Then

rightclick on the pendrive partion and select format.

or

You can try formatting your pendrive with Hp Format Tool, just click on this link to

download it.

https://ccm.net/downloads/tools/4639-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool/
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closeup22 Posts 8923 Registration date Friday May 15, 2009 Status Member Last seen October 7, 2010 2,099
Jun 25, 2010 at 11:29 AM
Hi there,

To start remove write protection then format it,have removal instructions on link below:

https://ccm.net/faq/4214-how-to-disable-write-protection-on-a-usb-key

Thanks
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