Transmac Drive Has Been Locked By Another Program ^new^ May 2026

Temporarily disable Windows Defender or your 3rd party antivirus (McAfee, Avast, etc.).

Follow these steps to break the lock and get back to imaging your drive. ⚡ Quick Fixes to Try First Transmac Drive Has Been Locked By Another Program

Right-click "This PC" > > Services & Applications > Services . Find Windows Search , right-click it, and hit Stop . 🖥️ Method 3: Use the "Format Disk for Mac" Command Temporarily disable Windows Defender or your 3rd party

TransMac has a built-in formatting tool that sometimes works better than the restoration tool when a lock is present. In TransMac, right-click your USB drive. Select . Give it a generic name and let it finish. Find Windows Search , right-click it, and hit Stop

Right-click the TransMac icon and select Run as Administrator . Without elevated permissions, TransMac often fails to override system locks.

If you have the USB folder open, Windows "locks" it to display files. Close all Explorer windows.