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08-05-2017 05:02 AM
sir, how can i formate my hp v215b 32gb pendrive. it is always saying write protected when i try to formate the oendrive or copy or move any files from pc to the drive. pls help to formating thid pen drive.
08-06-2017 07:00 PM
Hi @krishna0012,
Thanks for stopping by the HP community. A very good day to you. 🙂 I reviewed the post regarding issues write protect errors of your flash drive. I will be delighted to assist you here. 🙂
Superb description and stupendous diagnosis of the issue before posting. Kudos to you for that. 🙂
For better clarity and to assist you better I would require information regarding this:
- Did you try to format it on a different computer?
- Did you try to connect it to different USB ports and check again?
- Did you try to format it from an Android device and check if it gets resolved?
The flash drive may be faulty and may need to be replaced.
- For now please try these steps:
- Try to format it on a different computer.
- Try to format it from an Android phone.
- Try different USB ports on the same computer and check again.
- For further assistance please check these links :
- Link 1: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/HP-v220w-pen-drive-of-16-GB-is... is authored by a forum expert ad has been accepted as a solution.
- Link 2: https://h30434.www3.hp.com/t5/Notebook-Hardware-and-Upgrade-Questions/USB-Flash-Drive-v210w-16-GB-Wr... is also an accepted solution. However, it states that the USB flash drive is faulty and needs to be replaced.
Please perform all these steps patiently as it is critical to resolving the issue. The trick is to remain patient, Going by your technical expertise and competence I am sure you will be able to perform these steps without breaking a sweat. 🙂
Hope this helps. Let me know how this goes. I genuinely hope the issue gets resolved without hassles and the unit works great.
To simply say thanks, please click the "Thumbs Up" button to give me a Kudos to appreciate my efforts to help. If this helps, please mark this as “Accepted Solution” as it will help several others with the same issue to get it resolved without hassles.
Take care now and have a terrific week ahead. 🙂
DavidSMP
I am an HP Employee