Disk read-only under Windows

1. Open the command line and run "diskpart"

C:\Users\xxx>diskpart

2. Execute list vol in a new window

DISKPART> list vol

  Volume ###  Ltr  Label        Fs     Type        Size     Status     Info
  ----------  ---  -----------  -----  ----------  -------  ---------  --------
  Volume 0     E                       DVD-ROM         0 B  No Media
  Volume 1         System Rese  NTFS   Partition    862 MB  Healthy    System
  Volume 2     C   Windows      NTFS   Partition    293 GB  Healthy    Boot
  Volume 3     D                NTFS   Partition    171 GB  Healthy

 

3. Since the D drive is read-only, select volume 3

DISKPART> select vol 3

Volume 3 is the selected volume.

 

 

4. Clear read-only attribute

DISKPART> att vol clear readonly

Volume attributes cleared successfully.