If your Iomega® disk asks for a password when you try to write to it, you will need to either supply the correct password to unlock the disk or long format the disk. Select one of the following options:

My disk is brand new but it asks for a password | I forgot the password for my disk

My disk is brand new but it asks for a password

A limited number of Iomega disks were shipped with a password. If your brand new disk asks for a password use the following instructions to remove the protection.

Use the following steps to remove the write protection from the disk.

1. Insert the Iomega disk.



2. Double-click the My Computer icon.



3. Right-click the drive icon and click Unprotect.



Note: If you see Protect instead of Unprotect, the disk is not password protected, you will need to long format the disk. Please use the steps below under the 'Long format the disk' section.


4. Type the password APlaceForYourStuff in the password box. The password is case sensitive with no spaces.



5. Remove the check mark from the box next to Remove Protection Only Temporary to remove the write protection permanently.



6. Click OK.



7. Click OK again.




Your disk is now unprotected.

I forgot the password for my disk

If you have forgotten the password for your disk, the data cannot be recovered. To remove protection from the disk you must long format the disk. Long formatting the disk will erase all data on the disk.

1. Right-click the drive icon.



2. Click Format.



Note: If the format option is not available, check to see if you have the correct capacity disk for your drive.


3. Select Long Format
.



A long format can take up to twenty minutes to complete. Once the format is complete, you should be able to write to the disk.