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I am currently developing an application which
copies all files from USB, when detected, to my local hard-drive
As I mentioned that I'm still developing, so I have to plug-in and plug-out my USB again and again to test my code.
Is there a way to detect USB again after Safely Remove Hardware?
Answer from kolypto on ServerFault:
When you "safely remove" a USB HDD - it stops spinning. I believe there's a USB command to turn the device off (sleep mode, actually). So the thing you need is how to turn the device back on.
The application Safelyremove has a command-line tool that is capable of returning the device back: "Returning just stopped device back!".
It is shareware, but it works :)
