Windows 10: cant write to sd card

Discus and support cant write to sd card in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; my computer recignizes my sd card and writes to it but when i remove it from my computer even with safety eject and put it back in the files are not... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by cf. ec, Oct 26, 2024.

  1. cf. ec Win User

    cant write to sd card


    my computer recignizes my sd card and writes to it but when i remove it from my computer even with safety eject and put it back in the files are not there. the same happens on all pc'si have also tried deleting the partition with mini partition tool but it did not delete the partition

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    cf. ec, Oct 26, 2024
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  2. Damun Win User

    SD card write-protection unwanted

    Just a suggestion to make sure before you write it off:
    I have a SD card where the write protection tab is "loose" so that every time i insert it into a reader it moves to the "protect" position and when i pull it out, the tab moves back to the "write" position.
    I ended up taping it in the write position with a small piece of tape.

    Edit:
    Nevermind. I just realized you're asking about a micro SD.... My bad.
     
    Damun, Oct 26, 2024
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  3. Bree Win User
    Writing to SD Cards

    You know, there is a forum for Alex Page's USB Image Tool, and this code has been reported before. Suggestions from Alex are that you may have inadvertently left a file open from the card, or that your AV may be blocking access. If you use no other AV besides Defender, then check if turning off Controlled Folder Access helps.

    Enable or Disable Controlled Folder Access in Windows 10


    I use USB Image Tool too, mostly for making images of USBs, but it works equally well for SD cards. The .img file it creates (and restores) is a sector for sector copy of the source, and when restored the USB/SD it makes should be identical to the original.

    That does sound the most likely explanation in this case. Though a trivial possibility exists, SD cards have a write-lock slider that may have accidentally been moved.

    Properly low-level formatting an SD card is not possible with the tools in Windows. The SD Association provides an SD Formatter that does it correctly.

    SD Memory Card Formatter - SD Association

    If that fails, then the SD card is almost certainly dead/dying.
     
  4. jimlau Win User

    cant write to sd card

    SD card write-protection unwanted

    I have a micro SD card which suddenly says it is write-protected. I made sure the small tab on the side was in the proper position. I also tried the disk part method but it had no effect on the read only status.
    I see there's another possible solution by editing the registry, but I'm worried that that would apply to all drives. Any suggestions? I don't want to erase all the files on the drive.
    And I tried 2 different adapters, which work on another SD card.
    Thanks.
     
    jimlau, Oct 26, 2024
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