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10-21-2018 01:30 AM
Hi. Is it possible to format and use flash disk inside hp docking station (hp elite usb-c docking station g2). The disk is protected from writing and full of unnecessary documentation.
10-21-2018 04:17 AM - edited 10-21-2018 04:52 AM
If the disk is write protected, you should consider going to the manufacturer's website to see if they have a utility to return the flash disk to its factory delivered state.
A possibly viable option may be trying the solutions presented at EASUS. See the tutorial at the following link.
https://www.easeus.com/partition-master/current-read-only-state-yes.html
Otherwise, it won't matter whether you plug it into a notebook ot a docking station. You won't be able to modify the contents of the flash drive until the write protect flag is disabled.
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