Question Cant change the "This Drive is read only" or "this media is write protected"

[Messouri]

hi I have a problem, my D drive suddenly can't be edited, I can't delete files, add folders, I can only access folders that are already there. I've tried several solutions on google but they haven't worked. the solution i tried like "diskpart -> list disk -> select disk -> attributes disk clear readonly" i have also tried chkdsk but it doesn't work either. not only that I have also done a solution to turn off write protected in the registry. when I checked my disk using file explorer by doing "right click on disk -> properties -> tools -> error checking " there I found the message "Repair this drive".

Please help me

 

[SkyNetRising]

What disk is it? USB flash drive? SSD? HDD?
If SSD/HDD - then what is model name of the drive?

If it is SSD, then it may have exhausted all write cycles and locked itself.
Check it with SSD manufacturer SSD tool.

 

[Messouri]

it's ssd, the model name is adata SX6000LNP.
I've checked using the ADATA SSD toolbox, and it's still in good health and I've also done a full diagnostic on the drive and it says it's in good condition .

what should i do

 

[hang-the-9]

hi I have a problem, my D drive suddenly can't be edited, I can't delete files, add folders, I can only access folders that are already there. I've tried several solutions on google but they haven't worked. the solution i tried like "diskpart -> list disk -> select disk -> attributes disk clear readonly" i have also tried chkdsk but it doesn't work either. not only that I have also done a solution to turn off write protected in the registry. when I checked my disk using file explorer by doing "right click on disk -> properties -> tools -> error checking " there I found the message "Repair this drive".

Please help me

Copy the files from that drive (you should have backups anyway), do a clean format on it, see if it works OK after that. Seems there is some issue with it despite the diagnostic saying it's OK.

 

[Messouri]

Copy the files from that drive (you should have backups anyway), do a clean format on it, see if it works OK after that. Seems there is some issue with it despite the diagnostic saying it's OK.

i cant format it, it says "this disk is write protected". Also i check the drive with "DISKPART -> list disk -> select disk 1 -> attributes disk" and it says "read only : no" but still i cant do anything with it.

Is this SSD damaged and can't be repaired?

 

[Deleted member 14196]

Most likely

 

[hang-the-9]

i cant format it, it says "this disk is write protected". Also i check the drive with "DISKPART -> list disk -> select disk 1 -> attributes disk" and it says "read only : no" but still i cant do anything with it.

Is this SSD damaged and can't be repaired?

Can you do a clean on it with diskpart ? Then try to create a new partition and format it once it's cleaned.

 

[Richj444]

hi I have a problem, my D drive suddenly can't be edited, I can't delete files, add folders, I can only access folders that are already there. I've tried several solutions on google but they haven't worked. the solution i tried like "diskpart -> list disk -> select disk -> attributes disk clear readonly" i have also tried chkdsk but it doesn't work either. not only that I have also done a solution to turn off write protected in the registry. when I checked my disk using file explorer by doing "right click on disk -> properties -> tools -> error checking " there I found the message "Repair this drive".

Please help me

Try this: Restore Access to a Write-Protected Hard Drive (pcworld.com)

 

[Messouri]

Can you do a clean on it with diskpart ? Then try to create a new partition and format it once it's cleaned.

hi sorry if it took me so long to reply, I can't do that either, still popping up the same message "write protected" . but when I check the disk attribute "read only : no" but "Current Read-Only States : Yes"

 

[Messouri]

Try this: Restore Access to a Write-Protected Hard Drive (pcworld.com)

I tried that before and it still didn't solve it

 

[MORET]

I tried that before and it still didn't solve it

Hi, I'm having the same problem just wondering if you ever found a fix as this is extremely frustrating

 

[RealBeast]

Hi, I'm having the same problem just wondering if you ever found a fix as this is extremely frustrating

Please start a new thread and include some details of the parts, including the OS, the specifications of the drive (HDD or SSD), and how the problem started. Nobody reads these really old threads much.