Friday, March 18, 2011

How to Write-Protect a Flash Drive

Flash drives are a convenient way to move data from one computer to another. They have large storage capacities, and they are hard to beat for sharing files. Larger flash drives can hold 16 full-length DVD (Digital Video Disk) quality movies or almost 1,000 hours of audio. Flash drives have become the most common way to exchange and share files, second only to the Internet, but they are now the most common way to spread viruses next to the Internet too. It can take a long time to collect and compile your files and only seconds to lose them. Write-protecting your flash drives will prevent you from losing your files.


Introduction
1. Download USB WriteProtector. Unzip it and save the files to your flash drive. Run the program and select your language

2. Select "USB write protection ON" and take note of "The changes take effect when attaching a USB storage medium" statement. Your drive will not be write-protected until you unplug your drive and plug it back in.

3.Close the dialog box, unplug your drive, then plug it back in.



Writing to Your Write-Protected Drive

1.  If you try to write a file, delete or change a file on your write-protected thumb drive you will get an error, as shown. Click "OK."



2. Run USB WriteProtector again and select "USB write protection OFF" to turn off write protection.

3. Unplug your drive and plug it back in for the changes to take effect once again.


source :-www.ehow.com

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