# SanDisk (سانديسك)

> SanDisk is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [Western Digital](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/western-digital.md)
- Categories: Consumer Devices, Hardware & Embedded, Retail & Brand Stores
- Official site: https://www.sandisk.com/
- Community votes: 13
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/sandisk

## About

Flash memory storage brand offering SD cards, USB drives, and portable SSDs

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, first reported by a community user in February 2026. SanDisk is a brand owned by Western Digital, which is also blocked. In March 2026 a community volunteer emailed Western Digital's privacy team requesting access for users in Syria, citing the December 2025 lifting of the US trade embargo. No response specific to SanDisk has been recorded yet.

## Community reports

- 2026-03-16 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer emailed Western Digital's privacy team at privacy@wdc.com requesting that SanDisk services be enabled for users in Syria. The email referenced the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement lifting the comprehensive trade embargo on Syria, included links to the OFAC guidance and sanctions programs overview, and pointed to unblocksyria.com/resources for supporting documentation. SanDisk is a brand owned by Western Digital, which is also blocked in Syria.
- 2026-02-13 — Investigated. A user from Syria reported that the SanDisk website is blocked and inaccessible from within Syria. SanDisk is a brand owned by Western Digital, which is also blocked.

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/sandisk?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/sandisk/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/sandisk
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/sandisk.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/sandisk.md