I had the same problem. I tried many ways, different methods from different sites,even manufacturer didn’t help me. Then I found a very very good solution for remove the write protection from my sandisk pendrive ie; Throw it to waste bucket and buy a new one. Remember dont buy SANDISK. Because it has no technical support from manufacturer and other companies like TRANSCEND make less problems like this.
plzzzzz help me my usb sandisk cruzer edge is showing me write protection error how can i remove it my files do not go inside and files presnt in it can be deleted
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when i am trying to format my 8gb pen drive it shows disk is write protect could no able to copy or delete the data kindly give me a proper solution getting out of the problem.
when i am trying to format my 8gb pen drive it shows disk is write protect could no able to copy or delete the data kindly give me a proper solution getting out of the problem.
me acaba de pasar lo mismo con un cruzer pop 32gb solo lo conecto y instalo el diver y me pidio formatear no lo hice y lo saque de modo seguro y dos dias despues lo volvi a usar y cuando lo iba a formatear no me dejo xq estaba en write protection. me comunico con sandisk y ellos mismo me dijeron que no tenia solucion q lo enviara y me devolvian otro. me pregunto que si esto al parecer es algo muy comun en los nuevos modelos xq no los recogen o inventan una solucion rapida.
At this point it becomes clear that there is maybe an issue with these SanDisk USB sticks… maybe is a flawed design, maybe a defective batch, it’s hard to say.
But, i also want to add that as Linux user i ‘dislike’ Windows as much as Ed… and, surprise surprise, i had 2 o 2 SanDisk that became “permanently protected” (what a bad joke dear Ed) while using only in Linux… not Windows fault this time (that also surprised me).
So, now i have to blame an invisible magical rainbow-puking unicorn that goes messing around with the 1% (really?) of Sandisk usb sticks …
About the warranty, i wouldn’t consider to apply for it,… because i’ll be risking again to win the jackpot with another “instantly write protected” device.
It’s a shame because (it must be said) SanDisk had some nice products, and a not so bad return policy… but i specially disliked how was handled this situation, and how impolite where some answers from the SanDisk experts. Given this, i suspect i won’t be purchasing any os their products for a long time.
Peace to everyone, and better luck next time for those with their “permanently protected” devices XD
“But, i also want to add that as Linux user i ‘dislike’ Windows as much as Ed… and, surprise surprise, i had 2 o 2 SanDisk that became “permanently protected” (what a bad joke dear Ed) while using only in Linux… not Windows fault this time (that also surprised me).”
Thanks for the update. That would imply to me that the problem is more electrical or heat related than software related. Makes sense since no software seems able to reset it.
“About the warranty, i wouldn’t consider to apply for it,… because i’ll be risking again to win the jackpot with another “instantly write protected” device.”
Up to you, it’s your money. The odds of getting one that will have the same problem are slim to none and those that have returned them have said their replacements work fine.
“but i specially disliked how was handled this situation, and how impolite where some answers from the SanDisk experts. Given this, i suspect i won’t be purchasing any os their products for a long time.”
Your choice. When did you write to SanDisk about your problem? What you posted here is to a users group and we, myself included, are just a bunch of users.