My new sandisk ultra usb 3.0 is write protected.
I tried to change it throgh command prompt ( attributes disk clean read only) but the issue is not solved
I tried to change it through regedit. But still issue is not solved.
I tried to change it through third party software. But it didn’t work.
Whatever I do, I can disable readonly but could not change Current read-only state to No.
Users need to file a class action lawsuit against Sandisk. This problem is solvable, but Sandisk refuses to fix it, because they’re making a ton of money off it.
If you still can’t remove the read-only of the drive, reformat it using diskpart or 3rd-party software,
or use a non-windows machine for reformating of drive to ensure the success of resetting drive/partition flags
So I faced the exact same problem today. Luckily I already had a software called as “Mini tool partition wizard” which I installed before for other purposes but it really helped me this time. Just google the name and you’ll find this small tool.
Then click on “Create”. You don’t see the “Create” in this screenshot because I have already created it. But you’ll find it. Then you can add the name of the disk, the format, etc. click ok.
Finally, you need to click on “Apply” button that will appear at the bottom left.
That’s it, you are done. Now you can use your pen drive.
It looks like your “Disk 3” says “Unformatted”, you need to right click and click “Format”. Then choose a filetype. You can either choose NTFS, FAT21 or exFAT (all the three are good for Windows). Then “Apply” the changes. I think it will start working.
Note that Formatting will delete everything from your drive.
I noticed that in your screenshot it says “Read Only”. There could be many reasons that happens. Maybe the hard drive is corrupt or there might be some kind of physical button that makes the drive read only (although that rarely happens in new drives). In most of the cases, I think formatting the disk should remove the “Read Only” problem.