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Guide to remove protection from a record from a USB flash drive.

USB-flash drives and Microsd type memory cards are widely used for temporary data storage. The files stored on them are easy to delete, but they often leave a lot of invisible garbage, which clogs the memory and slows down the information on the USB drive. To deeply clean memory, users resort to formatting flash drives. But, quite often, during the formatting of the flash drive, a notification pops up, which reports that it is protected from the recording.
In our article, we will try to figure out how to circumvent the protection of a blocked flash drive or memory card.

The reasons for the notification "The disk is protected from the recording"

The reasons for the notification "The disk is protected from the recording"

Such a message about the security of the disk can pop up for various reasons and not only when trying to format the flash drive. It happens that the USB drive served you for a long time faithfully, but one fine day when trying to transfer files to it or vice versa to pick them up such a notification. Consider the main reasons why such a nuisance can happen:

Physical blocking

Figure 1. The reasons for the appearance of the notification "The disk is protected from the recording"

• Many USB-flash drives and memory cards have a small fuse on their case. It represents a standard barrier-reducer that is easy not to notice. If you move the switch to a certain position, it will play the role of the fuse and will not allow you to remove data from the flash drive by chance. Carefully inspect the flash drive case for the presence of a slider-switch. If it is available, move it to another position and try to repeat the procedure for deleting files from a USB drive.

New flash drive

Figure 2. Reasons for the appearance of the notification "The disk is protected from the recording"

• If you have purchased a new USB flash drive or a microSD card, and in the process of writing files a message about the security of the disk, it is most likely that your device has previously been formatted in an ancient file system. FAT32. To put things in order in the file system, it will need to be formatted in the format NTFS. We will talk about this a little later.
• Another possible cause of such an error when using a new flash drive is a virus. Prior to you, sellers of the cabin, where you bought a flash drive, could take advantage of you, and bring a harmful program on it. Just in case, scan the computer and flash drive for the presence of a virus with any available antivirus.

Physical damage

Figure 3. The reasons for the appearance of the notification "The disk is protected from the recording"

• Quite often the reason for the notice " The disk is protected from recording»Associated with the physical damage of the drive. Perhaps, due to the strong blow of the device on the floor, contact fell off or microcracks arose. The worst option is damage to the memory chip from impact or natural wear. If, in the case of a dumped contact, you can restore data from the flash drive using special equipment, then with a damaged chip you can say goodbye to them.

How to format a flash drive protected from a recording using standard Windows operating systems?

Before resorting to the use of third -party software, you need to try to break protection against recording using Windows tricks. Make the following one by one:

• Step 1. Expand the menu " Start"And click with the left button on the item" Perform". In the launched window, enter " cMD" and press " Enter»To activate the command line.

Figure 1. How to format a flash drive protected from a recording using standard means of Windows operating system?

• Step 2. In the window that opens, you will need to write a command " diskpart"And click" Enter»To start a service working with a computer.

Figure 2. How to format a flash drive protected from a recording using standard means of Windows operating system?

• Step 3. A new window will open, where you will need to write a command " list Disk"And click" Enter»To display the existing sections of the hard drive and USB carriers. Your flash drive must first be connected to the computer.

Figure 3. How to format a USB flash drive protected from a recording using standard Windows operating systems?

• Step 4. A list of sections of the hard drive and connected storage devices will appear on the monitor, each of which has its own figure. In the same window, write the command " select Disk H.", Where instead" H»It is necessary to put a figure under which your flash drive is located. Click " Enter».

Figure 4. How to format a USB flash drive protected from a recording using standard Windows operating systems?

• Step 5. After the flash drive is chosen, enter the command " attributes Disk Clear Readonly»To clean its attributes. Remember that all files will be erased from it. Click " Enter».

Figure 5. How to format a flash drive protected from a recording using standard means of Windows operating system?

• Step 6. Next, enter the command " clean" and press " Enter»To clean the disk.

Figure 6. How to format a flash drive protected from a recording using standard means of Windows operating system?

• Step 7. Since the flash drive has a file system of format FAT32, we need to reform it in the format NTFS. To do this, write the command " format fs \u003d ntfs" and press " Enter».

Figure 7. How to format a USB flash drive protected from a recording using standard Windows operating systems?

• Step 8. The flash drive is formatted and now it remains to assign her a letter under which she will be displayed on the computer. To do this, write the command " assign Letter \u003d K" and press " Enter". Instead of " K.»You can set any other letter.

In the event that this procedure did not lead to a positive result, then there is a chance that the USB flash drive has a slightly different recording protection system that can be removed through the group policy editor. To do this, do the following:

• Step 1. Expand the menu " Start"And click with the left button on the item" Perform". In the launched window, write " gPEDIT.MSC" and press " Enter».

Figure 8. How to format a USB flash drive protected from a recording using standard Windows operating systems?

• Step 2. In the unfolding window, go to " Computer configuration", then " Administrative templates", then " System"And further in" Access to removing devices". In the window on the right, find the line " Removable discs: prohibit recording"And carefully look at her condition. If the record prohibition is activated, then click on the line twice to call the menu and set the status " Disconnected". To complete, click the button " OK».

Figure 9. How to format a flash drive protected from a recording using standard means of Windows operating system?

How to format a flash drive protected from recording using third -party programs?

• Unfortunately, standard Windows means cannot always solve this problem. Sometimes you have to resort to third-party utilities created to restore and format USB drives. It is best to use the utilities, the disk with which is sold with the flash drive. But if you do not have it, you can use the program Huds Format Toolwhich you can download here.

How to format a flash drive protected from recording using third -party programs?

• To format the USB flash drive using this program, connect the USB flash drive to the computer, download and start the program. In the window that opens, select your device from the list, set the file system format " NTFS", Put a checkplace opposite the line" Fast formatting"And click the button" To begin". After completing the formatting process, the flash drive should again be suitable for use.
• If none of the above methods has helped you, then most likely the problem is the physical damage of the device and the only way out of this situation will be the acquisition of a new USB flash drive or memory card.

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