maqskywalker
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usb flash drive read only state
Hi experts,
I have this exact 64GB PNY flash drive.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-compact-attach-64gb-usb-2-0-flash-drive-multi/4896095.p?id=1218575761355&skuId=4896095
All I have stored on this drive is mp3 music files. I copied some mp3s from my computer onto the flash drive and then plugged the flash drive to my car's pioneer after market stereo which has a usb port on it. My car plays the mp3s from the flash drive just fine.
But when I plug this usb onto my computer I can't delete the existing files or add any more files.
In windows explorer, i can see all my mp3s but when I try to delete one it just says the drive is write protected.
I ran Command prompt as administrator and ran disk part.
My flash drive is Disk 4 in this image.
I ran the command highlighted in green. To clear Readonly.
But if you look at the item highlighted in read... Current Read-only State is still set to Yes.
Is there a way(command) to set the Current Read-only State to No?
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I have this exact 64GB PNY flash drive.
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/pny-compact-attach-64gb-usb-2-0-flash-drive-multi/4896095.p?id=1218575761355&skuId=4896095
All I have stored on this drive is mp3 music files. I copied some mp3s from my computer onto the flash drive and then plugged the flash drive to my car's pioneer after market stereo which has a usb port on it. My car plays the mp3s from the flash drive just fine.
But when I plug this usb onto my computer I can't delete the existing files or add any more files.
In windows explorer, i can see all my mp3s but when I try to delete one it just says the drive is write protected.
I ran Command prompt as administrator and ran disk part.
My flash drive is Disk 4 in this image.
I ran the command highlighted in green. To clear Readonly.
But if you look at the item highlighted in read... Current Read-only State is still set to Yes.
Is there a way(command) to set the Current Read-only State to No?
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This flash drive has no switch on it.
I can't delete any files, because in Windows Explorer when I select a file and then right click my mouse, the delete item on the menu is missing. Normally delete would be on this menu.
You can't re-format because when I right click on my flash drive in Windows Explorer and select Format. Then, it says "the disk is write protected".
When I try to reformat the drive by using Diskpart and use this command. It just says "Media is write protected" . So it won't let me re-format it there either.
DISKPART> format fs=ntfs label="MyFlashDrive" quick
I can't delete any files, because in Windows Explorer when I select a file and then right click my mouse, the delete item on the menu is missing. Normally delete would be on this menu.
You can't re-format because when I right click on my flash drive in Windows Explorer and select Format. Then, it says "the disk is write protected".
When I try to reformat the drive by using Diskpart and use this command. It just says "Media is write protected" . So it won't let me re-format it there either.
DISKPART> format fs=ntfs label="MyFlashDrive" quick
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imo you need to run the clear read only AFTER selecting disk 4 with the command select Disk 4
although I can't see any reference to it in the specs for your one.
You could try copying everything and deleting/recreating the partition and formatting.