One way to prevent viruses from spreading from USB drives to your computer is to enable data copying to USB drives using specialized software. This article from Taimienphi will guide you on how to prevent data writing to USB drives using USB WriteProtector software. Lets follow along!
USB WriteProtector software helps users prevent data from being written to USB drives. Importantly, the software is completely free, compact, and requires no installation, making it easy to effectively prevent data from being written to your USB drive.
How to prevent data writing to a USB drive using USB WriteProtector
Step 1 : Download the latest version of USB WriteProtector software from here to your computer, then extract it (you can save it to a USB drive). You will see a folder named usb-writeprotector_12.
Step 2 : Run the program.
- Open the usb-writeprotector_12 folder ; you will find the USBWriteProtector file (with an X icon) as shown below.
Right-click on the USBWriteProtector file and then click 'Run as administrator'.
Note: Opening the program by double-clicking the USBWriteProtector file will not enable the USB write protection feature.
Step 3 : A window will appear.
The program will default to 'USB write protection OFF' – meaning it allows data to be written to the USB drive. Now, to prevent data from being written to the USB drive, do the following: Check the box next to USB write protection ON.
Note: - When the USB write protection feature is enabled, if you copy files from your computer to the USB or vice versa, the following message will appear:
- When you plug the USB into another computer, it still copies normally.
Above, we have guided you on how to set up write protection on your USB drive using the USB WriteProtector software, allowing you to easily lock the function of copying data to and from the USB drive. In addition, to protect your beloved USB drive, you can install and use other USB protection software available in TipsMake.
There are many ways to protect USB drives from viruses, and if you already know how to protect your USB drive from the AutoRun virus, then protecting your USB drive with NTFS Drive Protection described here will add another safe option for you!