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Thread ID: 122864	2012-01-17 00:19:00	Cannot remove write protect from 16Gb Sanddisk Cruzer thumb drive	supersi (8401)	Press F1

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1254590	2012-01-17 00:19:00	I have a Sandisk Cruzer 16GB USB stick. Yesterday I tried adding some files to it and I got the message 'disk write protected'. I checked for a physical write-protect button; there is none. I tried unticking the 'read-only' box in Windows (7) explorer but it wouldn't let me do it. I tried re-formatting the drive but still get the 'write-protect' message. I tried Sandisk and other storage websites for a disk utility tool. None of them work. I tried a registry edit which has been known to work before, but that didn't fix the issue.	supersi (8401)
1254591	2012-01-17 00:22:00	I have the same thing happening on one of my USB sticks. NFI what's with that.	Zara Baxter (16260)
1254592	2012-01-17 00:48:00	This sounds like your prob (forums.sandisk.com) Is it formatted in FAT32 or NTFS?? If Fat32, that maybe one reason...Even tho its 16 GB, you wont get 16 GB of files on it	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1254593	2012-01-17 00:51:00	See if this works, Plug in the USB drive, look at its drive letter un "Computer" (lets say its F) Click start, type in CMD, right click it, ran as administrator, at the prompt: Type: format F: ( or change to what yours is) At message: "Insert new disk ....." press 'Enter' key. At message "Format cannot run because volume is in use ........ would you like to force a dismount on this volume? <Y/N>" press the 'Y' key. it may start to format - depending on the drive, it will take a minute or two.	wainuitech (129)
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