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Problem with read-only SD card on MacBook

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I have a micro SD card that is set to read-only that I can not get fixed. I have tried the common tips such as: - Switch the lock on the card. I have tried different positions, like in the middle, almost at the top etc. - Restarted my Mac - Pushed the SD card in as fast as I can - Opened Disk Utility and tried "first aid" and then "erase", but it just fails:
Deletes "NO NAME" (disk2s1) and creates "NO NAME"
Disables disk
Could not change partition map. : (-69874)
The action failed…
- Resetting the PRAM - Tried putting the micro card in another newer carrier card with a newer switch lock, and tried the different positions again on the switch - I have also tried some commands in Terminal:
sudo diskutil eraseDisk FAT32 SDCARD MBRFormat /dev/disk2
>>Unable to begin erase operation: A writable disk is required (-69772)
sudo diskutil eraseDisk MS-DOS FAT32 SDCARD MBRFormat /dev/disk2
>>Unknown partition scheme: SDCARD
diskutil list
>>
/dev/disk2 (internal, physical):
   #:                       TYPE NAME                    SIZE       IDENTIFIER
   0:     FDisk_partition_scheme                        *32.0 GB    disk2
   1:             Windows_FAT_32 ⁨NO NAME⁩                 32.0 GB    disk2s1
diskutil listFilesystems
>>
MS-DOS                          MS-DOS (FAT)                                    
MS-DOS FAT12                    MS-DOS (FAT12)                                  
MS-DOS FAT16                    MS-DOS (FAT16)                                  
MS-DOS FAT32                    MS-DOS (FAT32)                                  
  (or) FAT32
Any other tips on how I can fix this problem? BTW/ the format of the card is: MS-DOS (FAT32), I have an MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015), macOS Monterey version 12.5.1 and I don't have any Windows computers available.
Asked by julicorn1 (21 rep)
Nov 11, 2022, 12:51 PM
Last activity: Nov 11, 2022, 01:20 PM