Diskpart attributes disk clear readonly do not work on a new raw usb drive

Mrosuper

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I have a no-name brand 256GB USB Flash Drive that is in RAW and in Read only mode.

The Diskpart - > list disk -> select disk (1), [usually], and then the command line

diskpart> attributes disk clear readonly

Disk attributes cleared successfully.

Then you check it with the following command:

attributes disk


Current Read-only State : Yes [ and it is still in Read only mode and Raw !! ?? ]
Read-only : No ******
Boot Disk : No
Pagefile Disk : No
Hibernation File Disk : No
Crashdump Disk : No
Clustered Disk : No

I have done well over 30 procedures and utilities and still nothing....

Is there a utility to determine if this new Flash drive is defective or how to clear this impossibly tough Read Only attribute on top of also being a RAW disk status in Windows and all other utilities.... ALL reply Disk write failure...disk is write-protected......

Thank you.

 
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Welcome to the community, Mrosuper!

If you external USB drive is showing in Disk Management as RAW, it means that the file system got corrupted. I'd recommend you to take a look at these threads, since the users had a similar problem. I hope you find the resolution there, otherwise you might want to consider a professional data recovery company to retrieve your files.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/280932-32-hard-drive-recovery
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/293310-32-flash-drive-recover-files

Good luck! Hope it helps! :)
SuperSoph_WD
Welcome to the community, Mrosuper!

If you external USB drive is showing in Disk Management as RAW, it means that the file system got corrupted. I'd recommend you to take a look at these threads, since the users had a similar problem. I hope you find the resolution there, otherwise you might want to consider a professional data recovery company to retrieve your files.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/280932-32-hard-drive-recovery
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/293310-32-flash-drive-recover-files

Good luck! Hope it helps! :)
SuperSoph_WD
 
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