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USB Format Issue

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  • 14-02-2013 4:36pm
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    villains77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭


    Quick question for anyone that can help. i have an old usb stick that keeps saying copyrite protected. i am trying to delete the stuff that is on it and it wont format for me. what can i do to get rid of the copywrite protection or will i go to a pc repair shop ?


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    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,405 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Post split and moved to Computers subforum


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    riclad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    Maybe theres an on,off switch on it ,that sets write protect ,on,off, like a slider switch .


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    markad1
    Registered Users Posts: 921 ✭✭✭markad1


    Try hp usb format tool. (Google for it) that usually sorts out any usb I have trouble with.


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    Torqay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,835 ✭✭✭Torqay


    Two freebies: Rufus to format a USB drive, Check Flash to test it.


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    Krusader
    Registered Users Posts: 4,057 ✭✭✭Krusader


    Windows key + r
    Type cmd
    Type diskpart
    Then list disk
    Type select disk (no.)
    Type clean
    Type create partition primary
    Type format fs=fat32 quick
    Type active
    Then exit


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    villains77
    Registered Users Posts: 1,299 ✭✭✭villains77


    Crosáidí wrote: »
    Windows key + r
    Type cmd
    Type diskpart
    Then list disk
    Type select disk (no.)
    Type clean
    Type create partition primary
    Type format fs=fat32 quick
    Type active
    Then exit

    Tried it and didnt work. also tried hp usb format tool said i need a licence number from administrator


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    riclad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    see http://gparted.sourceforge.net/features.php
    or you could try formatting it with a lived, unix.
    eg load unix,format,drive, e, f,usb drive.
    Create partition tables, (e.g., msdos or gpt)
    Create, move, copy, resize, check, label, set new UUID, and delete partitions
    Enable and disable partition flags, (e.g., boot or hidden)

    Hard disk drives (e.g., SATA, IDE, and SCSI)
    Flash memory devices, such as USB memory sticks and Solid State Drives (SSD's)
    RAID Devices (hardware RAID, motherboard BIOS RAID, and Linux software RAID)
    All sector sizes (e.g., devices with 512, 1024, 2048, 4096 byte sectors and more)
    gparted itself is a livecd,runs from cdrom drive,or dvd disk.
    Maybe create a new partition, and just format it in ntfs ,from gparted.
    See can you go into disk,settings,propertys, Set write protect off, from gparted.


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