Questions tagged [write-protect]
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Why can't we write over a CD/DVD after it's been burned/finalized?
I was wondering why CD/DVD burners can't just overwrite a CD or DVD after it's been finalized and set to read-only mode. I understand that read-only mode prevents further writes, but can't a burner ...
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What can I do if my USB flash drive is write-protected or read-only?
When I plug in my USB flash drive, it shows up on my computer as write-protected or read-only. I am unable to transfer data to it, nor can I modify or delete any files already stored on it. I also ...
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Windows PDF viewer that auto-refreshes PDF when compiling with pdflatex
I'm writing a LaTeX document and am using the command line to compile the LaTeX code into a PDF document. In Linux I would just open the PDF with Evince PDF Viewer, and whenever I recompiled the LaTeX ...
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How to write protect a USB key?
I'm looking for a solution to write-protect the contents of a USB key. The idea is to prevent its contents from being inadvertently removed by the user or changed by malicious programs -- not to ...
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Cannot format USB flash drive, everything claims it's write protected
I have a 4GB HP USB flash drive that I had written a Chromium OS image to with Win32DiskImager. Now I am trying to reformat it but I can't. Everything tells me the disk is write protected. Being a USB ...
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Make a USB drive read only
I have a 1.5TB USB drive with many important files that I want to give to a friend (they have Windows7) for reading only purposes. thumbscrew appears to flip a registry switch but it seems to be on ...
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How to make a partition on external storage read-only? And revert to normal?
Sometimes, I have to give my external storage someone else. But, I am worry about files and folders which accidentally deleted, moved, changed etc... Therefore, it is enough that data on the disk can ...
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Cannot remove write protection from USB drive
I am aware that this question has been asked before, but none of the solutions work for me.
I have multiple MicroCenter USB 3.1 32GB flash drives that the issue. Originally, they worked, but as soon ...
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Remove the write protection from a USB flash disk [duplicate]
My flash disk encountered an error saying that it has been write protected, so of course I can't even copy files or even format my flash drive.
What happened to my flash drive to cause this?
And ...
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Make some cells in an Excel sheet password protected?
I have an Excel 2010 file that I do not want to have a password for, but I do want to lock certain cells so that I do not accidentally edit them.
Can certain cells be made read-only without a ...
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How can I disable write protection in my USB flash drive?
My USB flash drive is currently unusable because it somehow (quite suddenly!) became write protected. I have googled around and tried many solutions to this problem, but none of them have worked so ...
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VirtualBox shared folder write permission - Ubuntu 12.04
I'm using the following command to mount my folder in VirtualBox:
sudo \mount -t vboxsf -o rw -o uid=1000 -o gid=1000 Dropbox ~/Dropbox/
However, the folder is read-only. I re-installed Guest ...
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Can't remove write protection in Windows 7
I have a problem with the write protection of Windows 7. All my files in my users folder are protected and it is impossible to remove. When I uncheck the checkbox, a progressbar runs threw but ...
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USB stick mysteriously become write protected [duplicate]
So, somehow over the weekend, my 1GB USB flash drive has managed to become write-protected. There is no switch on the stick, so I'm concluding that something has corrupted at some point. Obviously I ...
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How can I deactivate the write-protection in an OpenOffice-document?
I activated document-protection for a document (Open Office on a Macbook, very recent download), and now I can't deactivate it. Though I should be the user who is allowed to read and write, I can't ...
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Disable write-protection on Micro SD
My task today is to open up and copy some files to 700 brand new micro SD cards.
As I get going on this task I am finding that some of the Micro SD cards are telling me "sorry this drive is write ...
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Can't edit files in Eclipse even though not read-only
This is such an amateur question I'm embarrassed I even have to ask.
In Eclipse, sometimes I can't edit a file. I can open it, but it behaves as it if it's a read-only file—typing has no effect....
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How will I make a pendrive write protected?
I just want to make my pendrive write protected just to make sure, when I insert it public PCs like in cyber cafes in order to just read the files, it doesn't get virus affected. How can I do this?
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Portable hard disk with write-protect switch [closed]
I'm looking for portable hard disks that have a physical switch (with or without key) to make it "read only" to prevent modification.
Is there a particular keyword I should look for that designate ...
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Remove Write Protection from USB
My flash USB is write protected and I've tried every possible methods I've encountered over the internet, to get rid of this.
Accessing the usb is not working.
Format from my computer, is not working....
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USB Hardware vs. Software Write Lock
I'm in the market for a USB flash drive, and remember this cool feature a tiny 32MB flash drive of mine had: a write lock switch. This seemed like it would be an amazing feature to have as a shield ...
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How can I edit system files in Windows Vista/7 from Explorer?
In Windows Vista/7, when I open a system file (say, system32/drivers/etc/hosts) with an editor (I am using Notepad++, but I guess it can be anything else) and make some changes to it, I cannot save ...
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Cannot turn off ReadyBoost from USB, disk appears to be read-only [duplicate]
I recently started using ReadyBoody on my Sandisk Cruzer Edge 16GB USB, and when I needed to copy files into the USB, I could simply go right click USB > Properties > ReadyBoost > turn off ReadyBoost. ...
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Protect formatting in Excel 2010, and allow editing of text
I am using Excel 2010 with a shared workbook. I need the formatting protected, but allow users to edit text and select from drop-down boxes.
Following the instructions in this answer to Protecting ...
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How to remove the "enable editing" banner in Foxit?
I want to read a PDF/A document in Foxit. I love reading in "fit page" zoom, and so I insist on maximizing screen space vertically, as missing vertical pixels result in a smaller rendering of the main ...
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SD card write protection
I'm trying to remove write protection from my 32 GB microSD from QUMOX.
It worked till yesterday, when my phone said "SD card is damaged, try to format". So I did, no luck.
Every time I try to write ...
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USB drive becomes write protected after inserting it
Whenever I insert a USB drive in my desktop PC running Windows 7 Ultimate, it becomes write protected. Then when I use it on my laptop, I can't delete the files on it.
I already tried scanning for ...
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Pen Drive automatically got Write-Protected [duplicate]
I had given a pen drive of mine to a friend with some data on it. He plugged the pen drive into the Windows 7 powered Acer netbook, didn't eject (unmount) it before pulling it out.
When I again ...
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Outlook 2007 Backup to D:\Outlook Fails - Access Denied, Write-Protected or File In Use
I can successfully save the Outlook PST file to the default location on the C drive (C:\Documents and Settings\user\ ... \Outlook) but when I change the backup save to directory to Outlook on the D ...
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I can't write anything on NTFS drives in kubuntu 16.10
I use kubuntu 16.10 on a dual boot with windows 10. problem is I can't write/modify any data on other partitions when i use kubuntu. I can only write to my kubuntu partition. all other partitions are ...
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Erase write-protected USB
I'm trying to erase a write-protected USB flash drive. This drive was distributed with Autodesk software on it; the write protection was intentional.
I've tried formatting and deleting, which of ...
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corrupted usb stuck on read only
I had a perfectly fine usb working normal 32GB. Now i reformat it with windoes to fat32. took it to mac to load image file using disk utility. which did not work. now the usb is set to read only. i ...
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failed to format the device
I want to format my pendrive kingston 4 GB, but i can't. I used gparted in live cd(remove partition and create new) also program HP USB Disk Storage Formatting (error: failed to format the device) but ...
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Is it now typical for USB SD card readers to ignore the write protect switch (lock protect tab)?
I recently bought a few USB 3.0 SD card readers, and they ignore the SD card's write protect switch (lock protect tab). I performed the testing in Windows.
I doubt it matters, but the card readers are ...
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Unable to format a Pendrive (UDF)-TrusCont Protected
I received a Pendrive from my coaching classes loaded with notes and videos. The content in the Pendrive is protected and now the content has expired. I am unable to view the content any more and it's ...
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How to disable write protection in my flash drive? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I remove a USB drive’s write protection?
I own a SanDisk Ultra 32GB and been using it for quite a while now. It has been a while since I've used it and has suddenly ...
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Cannot write, format, nor erase flash drive
I have a 4gig flash drive, which I can read from but not write on, erase, nor format in any computer (tried in 7 different computers including xp, vista, and win7).
I want to erase all the data ...
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How can I write-protect a DVD or CD?
I would like to burn a write-protected DVD.
It contains video in MP4 format.
How can I achieve that?
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How to turn off folder write protection? It turns on automatically after disabling [duplicate]
I have a huge problem! Last week, i performed the newest Windows 10 update. Since then, on each folder im creating or each folder already created, the checkbox on the folder properties "Write ...
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Unlock password protected BUT formatted micro sd
I have a micro SD memory card. I've forgot the password so I successfully formatted it on Ubuntu.
Now I am able to open and use my card with my PC with no need of a password. But when I insert it ...
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Where is the write-protect switch/screw/jumper on the Samsung Chromebox?
I have a Samsung Series 3 Chromebox, model number XE300M22-B01US, manufactured December 2012.
I would like to put coreboot on it so I can single-boot Linux without ChromeOS pulling the sad face at ...
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Removing "WriteProtection" of an External drive on Windows 7
I'm facing this problem where I'm not able to make any change to my external flash storage drive (I'm saying Flash here because my external hard-drive is fine). I cannot delete any file in it.
It was ...
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Windows 7: how to remove write protection for my SD memory card?
I am not able to write anything to my SD memory card, using Windows 7.
How can I remove the write protection?
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Folders have become read only and files write protected when moving data from one PC to another
I moved some images and videos from laptop A(windows 7) to laptop B(windows 10) via a 16GB USB. But when I tried to copy the files from A to USB, it said the remaining files were 'Write protected' ...
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USBStick unreadble, gparted cannot (re)format, says: stick is readonly [duplicate]
I have a USB-stick (Intenso, 4GB), used to recording at TV.
One day I transferred some music-directories to it (using windows 7), and played it at my panasonic music system.
After that, I observed ...
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Where is the Write Protect Screw on Notebook? NL61
Pictured is a CTL brand NL61 Chromebook. I'm trying to enable developer mode but it's locked.
How can I fix it?
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Pen drive became write protected after using CrystalDiskMark 6
I used CrystalDiskMark 6 to benchmark my SanDisk pen drive but after benchmark my pen drive became write protected and no matter how much I try I could not get it back to normal. I have tried many of ...
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Drive Write Protected on ALL Machines in Domain
I have a domain of about 25 computers. I have a External 1TB hard drive with a write protection lock on it I use to put Windows updates on the system. In July I plugged the drive into my WSUS server (...
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USB Drive Corrupted and Write Protected [duplicate]
So my USB drive fell out of my Mac whilst I was saving some stuff. I plugged it back in but I was told that 'MacOS could not fix this device'. I plugged it into my windows machine and attempted to do ...
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Make USB writer protected EXCEPT one folder [closed]
Help Please tell me solution
How to make USB write protected EXCEPT one folder
I want to make my disk write writer protected but i want to allow only 1 folder for edit modify or delete Please |Help|
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