USB drives have all become read only

Started by Broadback, Feb 20, 2019, 14:39:26

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Broadback

Why? I cannot correct that by the usual means of selecting attributes then changing them. so 2 questions, why has it suddenly done that and second how do I correct it. By the way it is Windows 10
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Simon

Are you sure you've not got a poltergeist in your house that keeps causing these mysterious problems?   :facepalm:
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Broadback

Nothing is perfect, not even my ignorance!

Simon

You could pick the bones of this thread and you might get lucky:

https://superuser.com/questions/543067/why-is-my-usb-flash-drive-now-read-only

If it's affecting more than one drive, have you tried using a different USB port?
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