Fix Hard disk or External Drive Is Read only In Windows 11/10

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Fix Hard Disk or External Drive is Read-Only in Windows 11/10 | Step-by-Step Guide

Is your hard disk or external drive stuck in read-only mode on your Windows 11 or Windows 10 PC? This common issue can prevent you from copying, modifying, or deleting files and is often caused by file system errors, write protection settings, or drive permission problems. In this video, we’ll show you how to remove read-only restrictions and regain full access to your storage drive.

🛠️ In This Video, You’ll Learn:
✅ Why your hard drive or USB is read-only
✅ How to remove write protection using Command Prompt (DiskPart)
✅ How to change drive permissions and ownership
✅ How to reformat the drive safely (if necessary)
✅ Tips to avoid data loss while fixing the issue

This fix works for internal hard drives, external HDDs, SSDs, and USB flash drives. Follow along and get your drive working normally again!

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00:00 Intro
00:14 cskdsk
01:15 Drive porperties
02:02 Diskpart
03:32 Outro

Command Used / Links / Path:
chkdsk /f /x /r f:

diskpart
list disk
select disk 1
attributes disk clear readonly
exit