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Thread: extFS Windows - ERROR: Volume is write protected

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    extFS Windows - ERROR: Volume is write protected

    I have an 8GB SD card partitioned as FAT32 & EXT4

    Paragon ExtFS in Windows says the EXT4 volume is write protected, but Linux says it is not
    (and I can copy files to it on both platforms)
    _______

    VERIFY WITH AUTOMATIC REPAIR RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ERROR:
    "Verify completed with errors"

    e2fsck -y -f /dev/sdd2
    Disk write-protected; use the -n option to do a read-only check of the device.
    exit_code = 8
    _______

    VERIFY IN READ ONLY MODE RETURNS THE FOLLOWING ERROR:

    e2fsck -n -f /dev/sdd2
    Possibly non-existent device?
    exit_code = 8
    _______

    - Also in Paragon ExtFS the disk state is shown as "corrupted" but fsck on Linux says it is clean
    - Both volumes will mount and can be used in Windows

    What is going on ; seems like a software bug

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    Re: extFS Windows - ERROR: Volume is write protected

    Hi,
    Please check the disk in diskpart as folows: run Cmd.exe with administrator privileges.
    Now, type the following, pressing Enter after each command:

    diskpart

    list disk

    select disk x (where x is the number of your USB drive - use the capacity to work out which one it is)

    attributes disk
    If it`s read only, type the command:

    attributes disk clear readonly

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    Re: extFS Windows - ERROR: Volume is write protected

    Code:
      Disk ###  Status         Size     Free     Dyn  Gpt
      --------      -------------  -------  -------  ---  ---
      Disk 1   Online         7600 MB  0 B
    
    DISKPART> attributes disk
    
    Current Read-only State : No
    Read-only  : No
    Boot Disk  : No
    Pagefile Disk  : No
    Hibernation File Disk  : No
    Crashdump Disk  : No
    Clustered Disk  : No
    --THE ISSUE PERSISTS, EVEN AFTER REBOOT

    note: the ext4 volume has a drive letter in Windows Explorer but the drive letter does not appear in Computer Management | Storage | Disk Management

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    Re: extFS Windows - ERROR: Volume is write protected

    Hi,
    If you wish, I can connect to your PC via a TeamViewer session to try to fix the issue. If you agree please install TeamViewer : https://www.teamviewer.com/en/?pid=g...FdfKsgodNokLmA
    Please let me know your time zone and what time it will be convenient for you from Monday till Friday ideally within 7am till 2 pm (10 - 12 launch) (UTC +3).
    Please also install Skype, register if you aren't registered yet, and tell us your Skype user name.

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