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<\/p>\nIf you are having issues\u00a0 “The disk is write protected” error while formatting the SD card, don’t worry. \u00a0Usually, The SD card can be write protected due to physical or logical reasons. This guide will help you get rid of the problem and you will be able to save new data again. Keep reading to find the solution.<\/p>\n
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Some micro SD cards or memory cards have a physical write protection switch. The first step to fix SD card write protected issue is to check the SD card lock switch. Make sure the lock switch is moved to the unlocking status.<\/p>\n
If the micro SD card is write protected but not locked, continue to try many other solutions to the situation.<\/p>\n
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You can easily remove the write protection attribute from micro SD card using CMD on Windows 10. Check how to do it below.<\/p>\n
Step 1.<\/strong> Open Command Prompt. You can press Windows + R<\/strong>, type cmd<\/strong> in Run dialog, and press Ctrl + Shift + Enter<\/strong>. Click Yes<\/strong> in the pop-up UAC window to open elevated Command Prompt on Windows 10.<\/p>\n Step 2.<\/strong> Open Diskpart<\/a> tool. Next you can type diskpart<\/strong> in Command Prompt window, and press Enter<\/strong> to open Diskpart utility. Diskpart is a Windows built-in command-line tool letting you manage your disk.<\/p>\n Step 3.<\/strong> Type the command lines below and press Enter<\/strong> after each line to clear write protection on the micro SD card. You need to connect the SD card to computer beforehand.<\/p>\n By doing so, the SD card should not be write-protected any longer. But if you still can\u2019t write data onto the SD card, try other possible methods below.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Before you use Registry Editor to fix disk write protected<\/a> error, it\u2019s advised that you back up registry first since it\u2019s dangerous if you make some mistakes in editing registry.<\/p>\n Learn how to turn off write protection on the micro SD card below.<\/p>\n Step 1.<\/strong> Use an SD card reader to connect the SD card to your Windows computer.<\/p>\n Step 2.<\/strong> Press Windows + R<\/strong> to open Run dialog, type regedit<\/strong>, and press Enter<\/strong>. Click Yes in the pop-up UAC window to open Registry Editor on Windows 10<\/a>.<\/p>\n Step 3.<\/strong> Next expand the folder in the left panel as the following path: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE<\/a>\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Control<\/strong>. And click StorageDevicePolicies<\/strong> folder.<\/p>\n Step 4.<\/strong> Then double-click WriteProtect key in the right window and set is value data as 0<\/strong> and click OK.<\/p>\n Step 5.<\/strong> Close Registry Editor window and restart your computer to make these changes take effect.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If the micro SD card is corrupt or has some bad sectors, it may cause SD card stops working issue and make it impossible to write data onto the SD card. You can run MiniTool partition wizard to check and fix errors on the disk.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n If the micro SD card is infected by malware or virus, it may cause the SD card write protected and not working issue. To fix this, you can run the antivirus software on your Windows computer to check and remove possible malware or virus on the SD card.<\/p>\n How To Repair Corrupted Kingston Pen Drive And Recover Data On Windows 10<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n
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<\/p>\n3. Edit Registry to Fix SD Card Write Protected<\/h2>\n
Fix 4. Run CHKDSK to Repair a Corrupted SD Card<\/h2>\n
5. Perform a Virus Scan for the Micro SD Card<\/h2>\n