How to remove write protection from a flash drive?

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I have received an RO (write-protected) flash drive, and I'm wondering if the write protection can be removed, changing it to R/W.

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You'reAGitForNotUsingGit · Accepted Answer · 2016-05-17T13:12:52.973

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Depending on whether it's hardware or software protection, this might work.

Open a terminal (CTRL + ALT + T)
Type sudo hdparm -r0 /dev/XdY Where X and Y are the letters identifying your flash drive

edited May 17 '16 at 13:12

answered Mar 14 '16 at 17:57

not work for me. results `/dev/sdb1: setting readonly to 0 (off) readonly = 0 (off)` – alhelal Nov 28 '17 at 14:02
Also, not work for me. results `/dev/sdb: setting readonly to 0 (off) readonly = 1 (on)` – BarzanHayati Jul 09 '23 at 07:05

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