write protect error

[DarkMatter]

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can fix this?
This USB doesn't have a write protect switch or slider.

Physical drive size: 61,912,121,344 (61.9GB)
          Drive shows as: Removable
           Device vendor: specific
        Vendor's product: storage_device
         Device revision: 0009
   Physical drive number: 1

   Information for drive's volume #1
    Volume serial number: 14F4-305B
        File system type: FAT32
             Volume Name: 2_7_1-22-AM
             Total bytes: 61,895,933,952 (61.9GB)
              Bytes free: 61,610,524,672 (61.6GB)
       Volume mounted as: D:\

  A newly inserted drive has been identified and is detailed above. Any drive
  volumes that are shown mounted with a drive letter may be further examined
  if the volume contains a recognized file system, before being reformatted.

  If you wish to reformat this drive, please enter the command NUKE and press
  Enter. Or, just press the ESCape key to terminate this program: NUKE

1. Unmounting & deleting drive mount points.
2. Taking the drive offline.
  ====================[ PROBABLE WRITE PROTECTION ]======================

  InitDisk's attempt to write to the selected device failed with an error
  indicating that the drive is probably write protected. You must disable
  write protection for InitDisk to reformat this device.

     Press ESCape to acknowledge this note and proceed...

 

[PHolder]

There are two possibilities I think. One is that the device has decided it is done being writable. When the number of write cycles is reached, the controller will just stop accepting any more. The other possibility is that there is a weird format on the device that Windows will not allow you to overwrite (but that it can read) which will need to be removed outside of Windows. I have heard of people using Linux to blank the device with dd and then InitDisk will be able to work with it.

 

[JimWilliamson]

Have you tried to work with / write to the media with it connected to a different computer / reader?

A quick hardware swap - does the issue follow the media or might there be some peculiar issue with this media in this reader? I suggest this as it might be a quick test / possible solution.

 

[DarkMatter]

Thanks All!
I will see if any of the above advice helps and report back.

 

[DarkMatter]

Is this the right thing?

 

[PHolder]

Um guys, really! PM's or less please... we can't have open discussion of what appears to be trading in illicit software.

 

[DarkMatter]

@DiskTuna I downloaded that file from Softpedia.
I also found this warning on another site.

 

[DarkMatter]

@DiskTuna

I wasn’t trying to ruffle any feathers I was simply verifying that I had the right thing.

And I don’t trust VirusTotal 100% but it is better than nothing.

I also don’t trust any download sites assessment either.

I guess I tend to be more cautious than most.

And I DO genuinely appreciate your help and advice!