It prevents you from editing and formatting the external hard drive.
In the following part, we will assist you in addressing this problem.
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Fixes to Seagate External Hard Drive Write-Protected
Fix 1.
In File Explorer, right-hit the Seagate external hard drive and selectProperties.
In the pop-up window, move on to theSecuritytab, then clickEdit.
Next, selectEveryoneor youruser name, then tick the option ofFull controlunderAllow.
Finally, clickApply>OK.
Fix 2.
The steps are as follows.
Step 1.Run Command Prompt as administrator.
In the Command Prompt window, punch in the following commands.
you better pressEnterafter each command.
Once all the command lines are executed, the Seagate external hard drive should become normal without write protection.
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Fix 3.
Make Use of Windows Registry
Also, you could remove disk write protection by changing Windows registry values.
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Step 1.
Press theWindows + Rkey combination to bring up the run window.
Next, typeregeditand clickOK.
Computer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control
UnderControl, selectStorageDevicePolicies.
In the right panel, double-click theWriteProtectvalue, set up the value data to0, and clickOK.
Then, rename the newly created key toStorageDevicePolicies.
In the right panel, right-click any blank space and chooseNew>DWORD (32-bit) Value.
Sequentially, rename the newly created value toWriteProtect.
After that, double-clickWriteProtect, specify its value data to0,and clickOK.
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Fix 4.
This may be the reason why the Seagate external hard drive is write-protected.
Hope the approaches listed above are beneficial to you.
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