How to Safely Remove a USB Flash Drive From a Computer
It's always a good practice to safely remove your USB flash drive before unplugging it from your computer. This prevents data loss and extends the life of your external storage device. Removing a flash drive from your computer is very easy and doesn't take a long time to do.
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Instructions
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Close all files you accessed from the flash drive. This is necessary for the device to be removed properly. Don't forget to save your files before closing the files.
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Right-click the "USB" icon marked with a checkmark. It is located on the bottom right of your taskbar. From the pop-up menu, click "Safely Remove Hardware." A small window will be displayed.
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Select the USB flash drive you want to unplug then click the "Stop" button. A confirmation window will appear. Click the appropriate hardware device, then click "OK." The "Safe to Remove Hardware" window will inform you that it's now safe to unplug the USB flash drive from your computer.
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Click "OK," then click "Close."
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Thanks for the help, it was easy to follow your instructions.
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# How to Remove Flash Drives. In order to safely remove a USB flash drive from your PC or Mac, it's important that you not immediately remove the flash drive from the USB port after you have... Read more: How to Safely Remove a USB Flash Drive from the Computer | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/how_4784537_remove-usb-flash-drive-computer.html#ixzz1VZPRRzFe.
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Julia Wooldridge
Feb 19, 2009
This is helpful thank you, I have been getting an error message whenever I take mine out, I don't follow all these steps though, I will try it. 5* -
rewrite810
Feb 19, 2009
Thanks for the helpful and practical step by step!
