I first noticed the issue after checking that the device did not crash when ads appeared. Then I found that no USB flash drive was detected. I rebooted the router, and the USB drive was detected again but appeared as unmounted in the GUI. I also received a log showing a write protection error. How can I get my USB drive working again? Can anyone help me? Many thanks.
Your USB flash drive is write-protected, which means it won't work. To fix this, check if your drive has a physical switch on its side or bottom. If it does, move the switch to the "unlock" position. This should allow you to use your drive again.
To change the read-only settings for a USB flash drive without a physical switch, you can try using the computer's operating system to change the settings. For example, on Windows, you can right-click on the drive in File Explorer and select "Properties" to change the drive's settings.
You can enable or disable read-only access with DiskPart. To create a bootable USB drive or clear read-only attributes using the Windows DiskPart command-line utility, follow these steps:
Step 1. To open the Run box, press the Windows key and the R key simultaneously. Then, type "diskpart" and press Enter to open the Disk Management utility.
Step 2. When prompted by User Account Control, select Yes to continue.
Step 3. Type list disk and press Enter.
Step 4. To proceed, select your USB flash drive using the command "select disk" followed by the disk number (e.g. "select disk 1" if you're using disk 1).
Step 5. To clear the read-only attribute on a disk, use the command `attributes disk clear readonly`. This command will make the disk writable again.
Step 6. After finishing, type exit to quit the program.
If the manual steps seem too complex, you can use Qiling Disk Master to remove protection from your USB flash drive in a few simple steps.
Here are some steps for you to remove write protection from your write-protected USB flash drive by using Qiling Disk Master:
Step 1. Download the Qiling Disk Master, and install it.
Step 2. To use Qiling Disk Master, download and install the software, then select the "Disk management" section.
Step 3. Right-click your write-protected USB, and click "Remove Disk Readonly".
The Qiling Disk Master offers additional helpful features beyond its primary function, including partition resizing, disk formatting, disk cloning, file system conversion, and data recovery support.
Qiling Disk Master is a tool that can remove write protection from USB flash drives, fix issues like being unable to format, and restore data from corrupted drives, making it a helpful solution for various disk-related problems.
If your USB flash drive is write-protected, you can try to remove the protection to get it working again. To do this, you can follow the steps I provided earlier, which should allow you to access and use your USB flash drive normally.