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How delete write protected files on USB? [Closed]

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I follow your step by step as below :

Start Menu >> Run, type regedit and press Enter, this will open the registry editor.
Navigate to the following path:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\...... but after that we not found this option (StorageDevicePolicies ) what to do please advice.

Is any other option to Delete Write Protected files on USB.

Jaideep.
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Dear Ambucias,

Thanks for your replay.

1) There is no write protection on a USB key. (I can't format and delete my data because all folder and file is Write protection)

2) I follow your step by step but there is no option for "Storage Device Policies " what to do please advice.

Waiting for replay.

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Try this:

Click start
then run regedit
go to this directory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Currentcontrolset\control\
if you can't find StorageDevicePolicies under control folder
then make some new one. Follow this steps:

step 1:
go to this directory HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\Currentcontrolset\control\
again and right click control folder

step 2:
select new, then click key and rename the new key #1 folder into
StorageDevicePolicies

step 3:
right click StorageDevicePolicies folder and select new DWORD(32-bit) Value
for 32-bit Operating System and select new DWORD(64-bit) Value
for 64-bit Operating System

step 4:
rename dword newer folder into WriteProtect, then double click WriteProtect
and change the value data into 0 with hexadecimal base, Then close regedit

step 5:
open my computer and refresh it 5 times without do anything to your usb, and
properly eject your flash drive

step 6:
plug in your usb again into your computer and format it using exfat instead of fat32
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Dear Ambucias,

Thanks for your replay.

Again I follow your step after last step format it using exfat instead of fat32] also in fat 64 I facing same problem disk is write Protected.

My Pan drive capacity 4Gb and there is two drive partition disk (G:) and disk (H:)

Disk (G:) I cant format because disk is write protected.

Disk (H:) I cant format is working and delete or copy other file.

please advice how I can format disk (G:)

I have s/w windows-7Home Basic (64-Bit)


Best regards,

Jaideep
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Dear Ambucias,

Sorry the Disk (H:) I can format is working and delete & copy other files.
But Disk (G:) I cant format because disk is write protected.

please advice


Jaideep
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Perhaps you can try this tool:

http://www.apacer.com/en/support/downloads/Repair_v2.9.1.1.zip
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Dear Ambucias,

after repair step run the showing error is Preformat not supports this IC!


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What is the make and model of your Pen drive?
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Dear Ambucias,

The name is ZOGI pan drive.

Jaideep
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Dear Ambucias,

hmmm.... pen drive.

ok again when click HP USB Disk Storage.exe the error is Permission denied The administrator rights are required to run this tool.

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Click right on it to run as admin
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Dear Ambucias,

Ok after run as admin.... start for Quick Format and file system (FAT 32) same Error showing Device media is write-protected.

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Sorry,

This ZOGI thing, as far as I am concerned, is a cheap Chineese imitation for which I am out of solutions except for this last format tool.
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Dear Ambucias,

Ok no problem and I am really thanks for your good support

Jaideep
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Yes this one:

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

You mean pen drive not pan drive (a pan is for frying). :-)

This ZOGI thing, as far as I am concerned, is a cheap Chineese imitation for which I am out of solutions except for this last format tool.

https://ccm.net/download/download-127-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool

Let me know if it works
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