RN> On Sat May-11-2013 00:52, Matt Munson (1:218/109) wrote to
 RN> All:

 MM>>    Hello everybody!

 MM>> it sucks how my external hard drive cant be shut down properly
 MM>> sometimes even when i want to eject the device. is there any way i
 MM>> can find out what programs are utilizing that device?

 RN> You should have an icon in the taskbar that says "Safely
 RN> remove hardware."  If you have more than one USB device
 RN> connected, you'll have to choose the correct one.

 Also, go to the configuration for that drive:

 Right click my computer
 disk management
 right click on external drive
 click properties
 click policies
 click fast removal.

 You should be able to pull the USB plug as soon as the files in
 transfer are shown transferred.

 It doesn't shut down the HD, just lets you disconnect it. Shut
 down requires pushing the power button or pulling the plug.

 You probably know most or all of that, but I felt I should be
 complete in the explanation.


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