Sometimes, due to improper disconnection of the flash drive from the device to which it was connected, due to viruses or a software failure, the media becomes unavailable for copying and transferring files, displaying a warning "Remove write protection". You cannot easily get around this failure, but you can cure the USB flash drive using special utilities.
It is necessary
- - a computer;
- - the Internet;
- - browser;
- - ChipGenius, UsbIDCheck programs;
- - Flash Memory Toolkit, Victoria, MyDiskTest, Flashnul programs.
Instructions
Step 1
Determine the chip model of your flash drive. To do this, you can either carefully disassemble the carrier body and see the inscriptions that are on the microcircuit, or determine the model by special VID and PID codes located in the flash drive controller firmware. CheckUDisk, ChipGenius, UsbIDCheck or USBDeview will help you determine these codes. Enter the received addresses into the database at https://flashboot.ru/index.php?name=iflash and get the desired number
Step 2
Find a utility for your flash drive. Enter the resulting controller model into the directory search engine located at https://flashboot.ru/index.php?name=Files&op=cat&id=2. Download and install the program on your computer. Check out the "help" section and instructions for the selected utility. It is also worth noting that this type of program must be installed in the system directory of the local disk on the computer so that all logs are saved in one folder
Step 3
Restore the operability of the flash drive microcircuit using the downloaded program according to the instructions. To do this, put the USB flash drive into your computer and run the program. Next, test the performance of the flash drive. Then format the media so that all data is completely erased. This will also remove all restrictions that were on this medium.
Step 4
Recover media data using PhotoRec. You can find it by the link https://flashboot.ru/index.php?name=News&op=article&sid=11, or through search engines. After completing the recovery of the flash drive, test the media memory several times for bad sectors. This can be done using the Flash Memory Toolkit, Victoria, MyDiskTest, Flashnul and others like them.
