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How to remove write protection on Network SSD drives....please??
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Using Win11 Pro I have some networked SSD drives.....which function as 'read only'. Drives attached to Raspberry Pi 4....and SMB is ON...all good on the Pi. Attempting to write/edit returns "The disk is write protected. Remove write protection, or use another disk" Attempting to change 'properties' of drives results in same response. How do I remove write protection please???
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Kev Conlon 0 Reputation points
2024-01-28T19:02:00.8366667+00:00 -
MotoX80 36,401 Reputation points2024-01-28T23:30:07.6633333+00:00 Sounds like a Raspberry Pi issue. The Windows client is issuing SMB calls, and would have no knowledge of the back end disk status. Maybe ask this question in a Raspberry Pi forum?
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Anonymous2024-01-29T07:39:32.7866667+00:00 Hello, Thank you for posting in Q&A forum. There are some methods that you can try to resolve this issue:
- Toggle the lock switch. Some storage devices have a lock switch that can be toggled to enable or disable the write protection feature. If your drives have a lock switch, try toggling it and re-inserting the drives to the appropriate port.
- Use the DiskPart utility
a.Open CMD Window and run command "list disk."
b.Run command "select disk x" x indicates the specific drive.
c.Run "attributes disk" to check the property. If read-only is set to Yes, pls move on.
d.Run "attributes disk clear read-only" to disable read-only.
e.Once it's done, you can run ""attributes disk" to double confirm the change.
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Kev Conlon 0 Reputation points
2024-02-04T21:34:52.63+00:00 - All drives are 'internal type....so don't have protection 'switches'
- CMD window reports: 'list' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
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MotoX80 36,401 Reputation points
2024-02-04T23:42:41.65+00:00 List disk is a diskpart command. He wants you to do this.
But this doesn't apply because the physical disk is not connected to your PC, it is connected to the Raspberry Pi device. So you would need to SSH to that device or somehow run an equivalent command to display the disk status on whatever OS that device runs.
From a Windows client point of view, you have to be referring to a UNC network path (\\RaspberryPiServer\Share) or a mapped network drive to that path. Windows has no way of controlling the readonly status of that drive as it is controlled by the Raspberry Pi host.
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Kev Conlon 0 Reputation points
2024-02-05T22:20:36.88+00:00 Thanks....I realised after posting that I'd forgotten the diskpart bit...Doh!!
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