Media Is Write Protected – How to Fix It
Write Protection is a feature found on external storage devices (such as USB sticks, portable hard drives, etc.) that exists as an additional security measure. Ultimately, its objective is to prevent the user from accidently erasing or altering the data on disk. The media is write protected (ERROR_WRITE_PROTECT) – is an error notification that appears when a user attempts to copy, erase or edit the contents of a feature locked device, such as this.