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How to Format Write Protected USB Disk Drive and SD Card

The main intention to append the write protection switches in USB flash drives and SD cards is to prevent accidental file deletion and to avoid suspicious files such as malware/trojan etc. from unauthorized sources delivering/storing into the USB disk. If the USB disk is in read-only mode, any attempts to create (or) edit file into the USB disk will be denied, But when you really want to make changes in the USB disk to add some more information (or) to edit the information that is already present in it, the restriction that you added on your computer initially will now prevent you from making changes such as adding new files or deleting existing files from any USB disk drive plugged into it. However, you can still read the files available in it, but you'll not be allowed to make changes and format the disk. The disk is write-protected -  You cannot format Having a flash drive/ SD card which is not completely accessible even by the owner of that device, is like having a l...

How to Test USB Flash Drive Read & Write Speed

Every flash drive manufacturer's advertising their product with a cheap price tag and e-commerce sites promote them with an additional discount as an offer, which force people to buy even when it's not necessary. Regardless of its speed, brand and reliability, user's rush to buy it just for the capacity of storage that it holds. What most of the user's not aware of these devices with a cheap price tag is that its specification (i.e. read & write) capacity, despite the USB flash drives were identical with other USB flash drives of same capacity which are slightly expensive. But they come with a relatively different speed, which makes them a bit expensive among its rivals with less speed. Top 3 Best Benchmark Tools  to Check USB flash Drive Speed  If you have planned to buy a USB flash drive (or) just bought one already, Besides its storage capacity have you ever checked how fast is your flash drives and how much of data it can transfer at a particular time in...