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How to remove write Protection External WD hard Drive

My External hard disk Model No "WDBPCK0010BBK " some how gone into write protected mode and I tried registry modify method and cmd method but it didn’t work.

I need urgent help to remove write protection

Hi There,

You can try the below mentioned steps, it might work-

If this issue has occured please follow the steps below to resolve the issue:

  1. Open Computer/My Computer from your Start Menu
  2. Double click the external drive’s Virtual CD-ROM
  3. Double click the Unlock.exe application
  4. Enter your password to unlock the drive
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