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How To Change The Read/Write Permission On A Flash Disk/Memory Card
How To Change The Read/Write Permission On A Flash Disk/Memory Card
How To Change The Read/Write Permission On A Flash Disk/Memory Card
Disk/Memory Card
4 Ways to Change the Read/Write Permission on a Flash Drive/Memory Card
You receive the error "current read-only state yes", then you want to change or remove the write
protection. However, 99% of the users change the read/write permission on a flash
disk/memory card because the device has a physical problem. 99% of the cases cannot be
solved. But if you are the 0.1% of people whose device doesn't have a physical problem, you
can solve your problem with the solutions below. That is to say; if your device doesn't have a
physical problem, you can change the read/write permission on a flash disk/memory card with
the help of the following fixes.
Altogether, this guide offers four ways to obtain or deny the read/write permission on HDD,
SSD, or a removable storage media.
Take out your object that doesn't allow you to make any change on it,
Fix 1. Turn Off the Slide Switch
and carefully examine it...Full steps
Correctly insert your USB stick or SD Card to the computer, and make
Fix 2. Set Security Permissions
sure Windows has detected it...Full steps
Install and launch EaseUS Partition Master. Right-click the partition you
Bonus Tips to Manage Partitions
want to...Full steps
Take out your object that doesn't allow you to make any change on it, and carefully examine it.
Is there a little tiny slide switch that points to a Lock position downwards? This switch is
designed to avoid accidentally deleting photos or unwanted access to the inside data. So, when
you found yourself being blocked, turn the switch to the opposite direction of the Lock position,
aka Unlock.
What if the Lock and Unlock switch is broken? Do your best to recover data from a locked SD
card.
Not all the flash drive has the lock switch. So, you should check first. Take out your USB, if there
is a physical lock switch on the side, then slide the switch to the unlock area.
Fix 2. Manually Set Drive Security Permissions
Nevertheless, quite a lot of removable storage devices are not coming with the Lock switch,
what's the matter? Where to change the read/write permission? At this moment, you need to get
about the task on a computer.
Step 1. Correctly insert your USB stick or SD Card to the computer, and make sure Windows
has detected it.
Step 2. In Windows 10, 8 or 7, press "Windows + E" simultaneously to open File Explorer.
Step 3. Locate the drive letter that presents your device. Right-click on it, and select
"Properties".
Step 4. Navigate to the Security tab, in the middle of the Properties window; you'll see 'To
change permissions, click Edit'. This is where you can change read/write permission on the
target disk. So, click "Edit", and the Security window immediately pops out.
Step 5. Here, you'll find "Permissions for Authenticated Users" with either an "Allow" or "Deny"
option. By checking the Deny boxes next to the permissions like Full Control, Modify, Read and
Write, you're setting the drive and its contents to read-only. Otherwise, to disable the read-only
attribute, check the Allow boxes. Click "Apply".
Step 6. Click "OK". You should now do a successful change in the read/write permissions.
Fix 3. Remove Write Protection from a USB Stick or Memory Card Using
CMD
In the event that Windows fails to format a disk with error messages like "the disk is write
protected", you have to remove write protection with some advanced measures.
Step 1. Press "Windows + R" simultaneously, type cmd and run administrative "Command
Prompt".
Step 2. Type the following command lines and hit Enter after each command line.
diskpart
list disk
select disk #
EaseUS Tools M is a practical computer fixing tool that is safe and light-weighted. It's a perfect
alternative to the command line.
Use this one-click tool to solve the write-protection issues on your own:
Step 2: Run EaseUS Tools M on your PC, choose the "Write Protection" mode.
Step 3: Select the device which is now "Write-Protected" and click "Disable" to remove the
protection.
Further Assistance - How to Manage Partitions
I hope that at least one solution helps you solve the read-only or write protection issue and gain
permission to change read/write attribute as you want. In the final part, I'd like to show you a
mighty yet Windows partition manager that facilitates hard drive & partition management in a
Windows environment. It's EaseUS Partition Master. This tool provides fabulous management
features that are useful in many situations.
Resize/move partition
Format a write-protected disk drive
Delete a partition on a USB flash drive in Windows 10
Recover lost, deleted or unallocated partition
Copy a partition to make a backup
Try this disk management tool and explore other excellent functions now.
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There are four ways to change the read and write permission:
You can switch off the physical lock if it has. Then, try to clear read-only using CMD:
The cause of the read only behavior is due to the format of the file system. Many storage
devices such as USB drives and external hard disk drives come pre-formatted in NTFS because
a larger number of consumers are using them on PCs.
To remove the write protection, navigate to the Security tab, in the middle of the Properties
window. You can see To change permissions, click Edit. This is where you can change read or
write permission on the target disk.