This article explains how to remove write protection from a USB drive, SD card, or individual files. Instructions apply to Windows 10, Windows 8, and Windows 7.

When copying files to a USB drive or SD card, if you receive a— Media is Write Protected —message, then this post will help you resolve the problem. The same problem can occur when deleting a ...

Ensure the SD Card Isn't Write-Protected If your SD card shows up in File Explorer, but you can't transfer or modify any data, the card's access permissions (or file attributes) could be set to ...

Learn how to format a write-protected USB pen drive or flash drive or SD card on Windows 11/10. Remove Read-only attributes using diskpart.

Method 1: Remove Write Protection on SD Card As mentioned earlier, if your SD card is write-protected, you cannot make any changes to data including formatting it.