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I have this exact 64GB PNY flash drive. I bought it at my local best buy.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-compact-attach-233-64gb-usb-2-0-flash-drive/4896095.p?id=1218575761355&skuId=4896095
I'm using a Windows 7 desktop pc.
For a months it worked fine.
I put various types of files on it like word documents or created various folders on it and image files and other miscellaneous items on it.
But now it won't let me save anything on it. I can read all the files on it.
It seems like I only have read only capabilities on it now.
For example, before when I right clicked on the drive in the menu that would come up, it would have a menu item that said "New" and then if I clicked that, I could create a new Folder on my flash drive. So it would look like this:
But now when I select my flash drive in windows explorer and then right click to try to create a new folder I get this. If you notice the "New" item is completely gone from the menu so I can't create a new folder.
Also if I try to drag or paste files into my flash drive using Windows explorer then I get this message:
Anyone know how I can fix my flash drive so I can delete files from or add files onto it?
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Copy all your required files from usb .And format the usb and check.
Run CMD as Administrator (hit window key, type cmd, right click on cmd.exe in list and click run as administrator).
Type:
diskpart
When the DISKPART> line displays type:
List Disk
All drives will appear with an ID. You should be able to tell by the size of the disk which one is the USB 64gb drive. Let's assume it is disk 1.
Type:
Select disk 1
Type:
Attributes clear readonly
Type:
Exit
Alternative:
Run regedit and locate HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\
See if there is a key called StorageDevicePolicies
Within that may be a Dword called WriteProtect
If that is set to 1, change it to 0.
If that fails copy all contents off the drive and format. You may not be able to format because of the permissions issues. In that case this tool may assist:
http://www.techspot.com/downloads/6202-usb-flash-driver-format-tool.html
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A personal computer is a general-purpose computer whose size, capabilities and price make it useful for individuals, and is intended to be operated directly by an end-user with no intervening computer time-sharing models that allowed systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time. Personal computers may be connected to a local area network (LAN), either by a cable or a wireless connection, and through that to the Internet. A personal computer may be a laptop computer or a desktop computer running an operating system such as Windows, Linux or Macintosh OS.