How to format write protected USB
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Ambucias Posts 47356 Registration date Monday February 1, 2010 Status Moderator Last seen February 15, 2023 - Dec 27, 2014 at 05:10 AM
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Dec 27, 2014 at 05:10 AM
Dec 27, 2014 at 05:10 AM
Try this 1
First go to your pen drive manufacture's website and check if there is any
format utility for your pen drive and then try formatting with it.
OR
Try formatting your pen drive using the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool".
Click on the below link and download the file.
https://ccm.net/downloads/tools/4639-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool/
First go to your pen drive manufacture's website and check if there is any
format utility for your pen drive and then try formatting with it.
OR
Try formatting your pen drive using the "HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool".
Click on the below link and download the file.
https://ccm.net/downloads/tools/4639-hp-usb-disk-storage-format-tool/
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Dec 26, 2014 at 07:19 AM
Dec 26, 2014 at 07:19 AM
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
Now, you can use your flash drive again
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
Now, you can use your flash drive again
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Dec 27, 2014 at 02:49 AM
Dec 27, 2014 at 02:49 AM
thanxxx
it does not work for me i still unable to format it T_T
it does not work for me i still unable to format it T_T
