I have received an RO (write-protected) flash drive, and I'm wondering if the write protection can be removed, changing it to R/W.

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Depending on whether it's hardware or software protection, this might work.

1. Open a terminal (CTRL + ALT + T)

2. Type sudo hdparm -r0 /dev/XdY Where X and Y are the letters identifying your flash drive

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