hp spectre sd card slot won't let me erase nor cut any files from it to make it empty

[NLavie]

Hi! I´m trying to erase some files from a mini SD card that i use in my phone. So i put this mini SD card in the card slot from my HP Spectre, and though i can see all the content and copy it to my computer, i cannot cut it or erase it, so i cannot empty my SD card.

If i use a separate USB card reader and connect it to the computer, i am able to erase or cut files, but not when directly using the sd card slot from the computer. Why are these functions not available? 

Card readers never work fine when transfering files, so would be nice to have the computer´s card slot working 100% with all the common functions!

Any help?

Thank you!

[Riddle_Decipher]

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Meanwhile, let's try these fixes:

Check write protection tab on SD card (adaptor)

For some SD card, there might be a switch on one side of SD card and a line marked with Lock. If the tab is put in Lock position, you won’t delete files on SD card successfully. Therefore, you need to make sure that the switch on SD card is in Unlock position. If your SD card without such switch, please check the SD card adaptor and make sure the tab is in unlock position. After that, try to delete files again.

Remove readonly attributes from SD card using CMD

If the switch is in unlock position and you still unable to delete files due to write protection, try to display the SD card attributes using Diskpart at first:

1. Run Diskpart utility as administrator.

2. Run the commands below in order:

▪ list disk
▪ select disk n
▪ attributes disk clear readonly

PS.: “n” refers to the disk number of your SD card.

When you see the message – Disk attributes cleared successfully, you are able to close this window and try to delete files on SD card again.

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