It may also mean the storage device is actually write-protected. This post will show you how to remove the Write Protection on a Disk in Windows 11/10.

Check your USB drive or SD card for a lock switch, and ensure it's set to write. Clear the read-only box in a file's properties to remove write protection from individual files. Use the diskpart ...

Copying, moving, or deleting files on a USB drive is usually straightforward. However, this may not be the case if the USB drive you're using is write-protected. As the name suggests, write protection ...

If a drive is write-protected, you might receive a pop-up message such as "The disk is write-protected. Remove the write-protection or use another disk" when attempting to save files or other data ...

If this does not help you, you may want to see this post, which gives additional tips on how to remove the Write Protection on a Disk. If your data on the drive is of paramount importance, you may ...

If you are unable to edit or save files on your USB drive, SD card, or hard drive, it is likely that your device is locked in read-only mode. This article will introduce you to a few ways that you can ...

In any case, it's possible to remove write protection from a USB drive. Some USB flash drives and hard drives come with a physical switch that lets you enable or disable write protection as needed ...