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How to eject multiple devices simultaneously?
Is there a way to eject/safely remove multiple drives (ie flash drives) at once on Windows? That is, without having to click on each one and then clicking "eject"? Could this be done with a batch ...
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Set an external HDD to shut down mode
I use udisks --detach /dev/sdb for safely remove my hard disk.
This command works like safely remove menu in nautilus when you right click on
an external HDD.
The problem is, after 2 sec hard drive ...
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How can I find out who's trying to eject my disk?
I have a Lenovo Thinkpad T520 running Windows 7 Enterprise. It has an internal SSD (C:) and a second hard drive (D:) installed in place of the DVD drive. At various times throughout the day, a window ...
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Is it required to safely remove a device [duplicate]
I have an external hard drive. While I am not reading or writing any data to the hard drive can I directly unplug the device? Will this practice damage the hard drive? If any data is corrupted due to ...
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How to fix damaged NTFS partition?
I have an external HDD with one NTFS partition. I wanted to transfer some files between PCs, so I have copied some files from Debian PC to the drive. After then as usual I have chosen safety remove ...
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How to unmount (safely remove) USB disk/pendrive from Windows 8 after opening file in Metro Application
I have problem with unmounting (safely removal) of disk/pendrive from Windows 8 after opening some files from Metro application:
Attach disk
Open file (say photo) from Metro Application
Move to ...
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External HDD is always in use when trying to safely remove
I have a WD 1TB Elements external hard drive and every time I use the Windows 7 "safely remove" feature, it gives me a dialog telling that a process is using the disk.
Using Sysinternals Process ...
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How I disable “Safely remove hardware” for certain drives in Windows 8? [closed]
I have a Marvell 91XX and I just updated to Windows 8. The problem I have with the latest drivers 1.0.2.1027 is the absence of "Policies" tab inside the Properties window in Device Manager, where I ...
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How can I safely remove my USB hard drive in Fedora 17?
In Fedora 17, when I want to plug my USB hard disk out, I can only unmount it. But the problem is that the hard drive won't be powered off so that I can plug it out.
In some other distros like ...
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“Safely Remove Hardware” icon in Windows 8
In Windows 8 the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon sits permanently in the System Tray even though no external drive is plugged into the computer. If you click on that icon the only clickable option is ...
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How to safely remove a device blocked by the System process with a handle on \$Extend\$RmMetadata\$Txf
I have an external HDD which I would like to "safely remove". Unfortunately, my system (Windows 7 x64) complains that "the device is currently in use".
Using Process Explorer I discovered which ...
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Windows 7 not detecting external hard drive but Ubuntu is detecting. Why?
I have a 500 GB Toshiba external hard drive. Since yesterday Windows 7 stopped detecting it, however I do see it listed on the "Safely remove hardware and eject media" icon on the taskbar. Then I ...
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Does Windows flush drive caches on standby?
Does Windows flush the drive caches when entering standby mode?
It seems like an obvious thing to do and I for one would design it like that if I were on the Windows team, but over the years, I have ...
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Will unplugging a USB key without safely removing it cause problems?
I often pull out the USB stick without having to first eject USB, but so far I have not had any problems.
Would this lead to problems in the future?
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Removing a spare HDD from Windows XP causes User Profile to reset
I have 5 internal HDD's installed;
HDD 1 IDE partitioned into C (OS) [Pri], I [Logic]
HDD 2 IDE partitioned into F (Programs) Pri, G (Games) [Logic]
HDD 3 SATA partition H (Empty) [Pri]
HDD 4 SATA ...
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Turn off drive after “Safely Remove”? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
USB hard drive doesn't graceful power off after eject on Windows 7
When you click "Safely Remove Hardware" to disconnect an external hard drive, Windows XP flushes ...
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Safe removal of USB mass storage device not possible
I have a 1TB external hard drive. Whenever I try to safely remove it, it says that the device is still in use.
I looked through all my processes and I can't find anything using the device. It's ...
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Is time a substitute for Safely Remove Hardware?
In Windows 7, before unplugging an external hard disk or flash drive, you are ideally supposed to use the Safely Remove Hardware option to make sure there aren't any writes still pending.
Suppose it ...
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No “Safely Remove Hardware” for USB-Connected External Hard Disk? (Windows XP) [closed]
I have several external hard disks with different brands. Each time I connect those hard disk to my laptop (with USB), there is no option for Safely Remove Hardware / Eject. This problem only seem to ...
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Is There A Need To Safely Remove Device If “Quick Removal” Is Enabled?
i have been always ejecting devices from USB prior to removing them from computer and then i thought that if i have "Quick Removal" set, would i still need to eject? What could be the worst case if ...
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Windows 7: Keyboard shortcut for Safely Remove Hardware dialog
A popular keyboard shortcut to invoke the Safely Remove Hardware dialog is to use the destination as:
Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL HotPlug.dll
The dialog that is displayed when this ...
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Windows 7: Safely Remove Hardware keyboard shortcut not working
A popular keyboard shortcut to invoke the Safely Remove Hardware dialog is to use the destination as:
Rundll32.exe Shell32.dll,Control_RunDLL HotPlug.dll
The dialog that is displayed when this ...
