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Writing protection

Since I connected my second MyBook I:, the first Heinz MyBook F: is blocked “schreibgeschützt”.

“You are not able to write to this place.”

Tried to remove hook under “Eigenschaften” - no Chance. What to do??

Hello,

Have you tried replacing the USB cable? Also try running a diagnostic on the drive using WD DLG.

Thanks for the proposal,

have change USB cable and run Quick SMART test:

SMART Status: PASS

Test Result: PASS

Unfortunately the disc is still blocked “write protected” (schreibgeschütz).

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