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WD NVMe ssd write protected
can view files on it,
Cannot delete partitions using disk management or Windows installation media
try format got error it is write protected
diskpart does not work
google said this means it has found critical error and probably need RMA
but if there is sensitive data on it that can be read not a good idea to give to WD for replacement
probably have to destroy it
WD hdd has more issue than Seagate
now this makes one shy away from WD ssd
@redxps630 and @anne_droid
not uncommon for SSD's to end up "corrupted" or to "become" file read/write protected,
try G-Parted https://sourceforge.net/projects/gparted/files/gparted-live-stable/1.6.0-10/
Mount it on RUFUS https://sourceforge.net/projects/rufus.mirror/
make sure, you've got spare bigger drive/partition size, than the NVMe free ... or you can sort it out with G-Parted.
Mount that ISO file using Rufus (start Rufus, select the flash drive, select image, select downloaded gparted-live-1.6.0-10 ISO) on to a flash drive.
plug in flash drive, do a ReBoot, just as screen turns off, keep on pressing F12, select boot flash drive.
DO NOT touch anything, just keep pressing [Enter] until you get to the main screen.
Mount the Partition manager, click copy and and transfer the drive-partition to the new one.
Format "naughty" drive in to anything you like few times over, Likely G-parted will listen to your repeated command to erase the data, even if it was protected (NOT guaranteed)
It'll take couple of minutes, but image file once transferred over to the new volume, might end up accessible for the data to be recovered, even if it was "corrupted or pass protected."
Be happy!
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Posted January 13th, 2026 10:56
Hi
I thought ..... "Dirty Bit" is set.
Kind Regards
anne_droid