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    My flash drive is in a current read only state but not read only, how do I fix this?
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    Solution 1. Check the physical switch. Solution 2. Open regedit and change registry key. Solution 3. Use the manufacturer's USB repair tool to restore read-only to normal.
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    Only current read only state says yes and my flash drive doesn't have a lock switch, how do I fix this?
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    Solution 1. Check the physical switch. Solution 2. Open regedit and change registry key. Solution 3. Use the manufacturer's USB repair tool to restore read-only to normal.
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    Only the current read-only state is yes, and all the others are no, how do I remove that?
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    USB disk cannot be OFFLINED. Do the following; diskpart> sel disk, diskpart> attrib disk clear, Readonly, diskpart> attrib disk. Now try to write a file to this disk and let me know if it works.
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    What do I do if I followed the steps to 8, but my PC doesn't show the list?
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    Type LIS DIS or LIST DISK to show the available disks on your PC. If you still can't see the disk, that means it may damaged or doesn't have a partition on it. To show partitions, type LIS VOL or LIST VOLUME.
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    My memory card still says it is write-protected when I try copying something into it. What do I do?
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    SD cards have a switch, try to locate that switch which is on the sides. Locate that and flick the switch away from the "Lock" text.
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