SanDisk write protected error
You might encounter write protection error when you use a SanDisk flash drive, memory
card, Micro SD card or SSD drive, etc. You could not modify, transfer files on
SanDisk storage devices, and it refuses to format and create partitions on SanDisk
pen drive/USB drive/SSD with Disk Management. As you know, write protection (read
only) is the ability of a hardware device or software to prevent new information
from being written or old information being changed. That is to say, you can read
the data on SanDisk drives, but not write.
The factors responsible for SanDisk write protected issues
As a newbie for computer, maybe you have no idea how it happens. Thus, we will show
you the factors as following text. These factors could be responsible for SanDisk
write protected errors:
» Improper file systems. Windows and Mac computers use different file system.
Windows uses NTFS and Mac uses macOS; the NTFS file system is not supported by
Mac computer. Besides, most of USB flash drive, pen drive, Micro SD card, and
SSD drive use NTFS, FAT32 which is compatible with Windows Vista/7/8/10
operating system. Thus, if you insert a SanDisk storage device into Mac computer, you may encounter SanDisk write protected error.
» Write protected switch is on the lock position. There is something you have
to be aware of some SD cards or pen drives has a switch to turn on or off write
protection on that device. Make sure it is on unlock position.
» The SanDisk USB drive/SD card/SSD is hacked by malware. Please run an
anti-virus software to scan a virus and remove it.
» Your SanDisk devices are filled up somehow. Check and backup your files to a
safe place, spare enough space then check if the problem insists.
»The Windows registry key value is wrong.
Full solutions for SanDisk SD card/USB drive/SSD write protected issues
Generally, the best way to fix SanDisk write-protected error is formatting the
device. But it doesn’t work sometimes in Disk Management. Therefore, is there any other way to remove write protection for SanDisk? You will get a Yes. Here, we will
show you the best 2 ways to fix this problem: CMD commands and free SanDisk write
protected format tool.
Way 1. Remove read-only with CMD commands
You can choose one of the below two commands to do SanDisk write protection removal:Regedit and Diskpart.
Regedit
commands:
1. Type Regedit in Windows search box to go Registry
Editor.
2. Go to:
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\StorageDevicePolicies
3. Double click the WriteProtect, Change the value from 1 to 0 and
click OK to save this change. Then exit the Registry Editor and
restart your PC, insert your SanDisk USB/SD card/SSD again, you’ll find the SanDisk
device is not write-protected anymore. You can format it and create partitions on it
at ease.
DiskPart commands:
1. Type DISKPART in Windows search box and hit enter.
2. Enter LIST VOLUME and press enter.
3. Type SELECT VOLUME #, the # is the volume number of your SanDisk
USB/SD card/SSD drive, which you want to remove write protection from.
4. Type ATTRIBUTES DISK CLEAR READONLY, press enter.

Then check if the issue still exists, if the problem solved, congratulations. If not,
you may try the best free write protected pen drive/SD card/SSD format tool for
SanDisk to remove write-protected.
Way 2. Free Sandisk format tool for write protected Micro SD card/pen drive/USB drive
The best free SanDisk write protection removal tool-AOMEI Partition Assistant Standard,
which is a powerful disk partitioning software for Windows 7/8/10 users. It allows you to format a SanDisk write protected USB/SD card/SSD drive easily and
efficiently. Here you can refer to the instructions to fix SanDisk write protected
device:
1. SanDisk write protected format tool free
download for write protected issue. Install and execute the procedure.
2. Insert your SanDisk USB drive/SD card/SSD drive into your Windows 7/8/10 PC, then
right click the write-protected SanDisk USB/SD card/SSD drive and select Format
Partition at the combobox.

3. Type Partition Label and choose File System for
SanDisk storage device, and hit OK.

4. Click Apply to remove write-protected with SanDisk format tool
for write protected pen drive/SD card/SSD drive.

Then SanDisk write protection problem should be repaired. AOMEI Partition Assistant
Standard as a free disk partitioning tool, you are given the ability to resize,
move, create, delete, format, merge, split partitions, etc. You could create WinPE bootable media to
boot up your PC if the system failed to boot, and so on.
You could upgrade to Professional edition with
many advanced functions like command line partitioning, allocate free space, migrate
OS from MBR disk to GPT disk, dynamic disks and volumes management, and more. Or you could take a shoot with the Server edition, which covers all functions of the professional one, if you are a Windows Server user.