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I can't format my usb

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by euglicon

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i have a transcend jetflash V30 2 Gb flash drive.recently i can't access my drive.it seeing some problem.if i plugged in to a Pc it shows do u want to format the drive.if i give yes it shows another problem.the disk is write protected. i cant format and access my usb drive. please give me a solution to overcome this problem. Thanks

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by ali

right click on my computer then select manage and then disk management,select you USB from list and use format command

by clkottke

I am also having the same problem. I received a PNY 16Gb flash drive that worked beautifully until all of a sudden today while accessing it I suddenly got, "unrecognized file system, format drive" when trying to format I get, "disk is write protected". I have tried the above not to mention a zillion other things, including trying it on my main computer. Same problem on both computers.

by Wizard57M-TR

You would probably have better results if you started a new Q&A
with your problem rather than tagging onto the end of a 5 year old
thread. Meanwhile, on your USB thumb drive, there is a little grooved
connector that holds the hinged cover in place...looks like a screw,
regular flathead...sometimes these can get turned the wrong way and
enable write protection on the thumb drive. Turn that to where it is
going across the drive, not perpendicular with it, and see if the write
protection is disabled.

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