Can’t Eject Usb External Hdd

Discussion in 'Software' started by Skullduggery's Dupe, Jul 5, 2018.

  1. Skullduggery's Dupe

    Skullduggery's Dupe Master Sergeant

    I just connected an old Toshibo Canvio v73600-A “500GB” USB external HDD to my desktop (it’s actually 465GB), and I was able to copy a lot of files to it, no problem.

    Now I want to disconnect it. But when I right-click on it in Windows 10 File Explorer, “Eject” doesn’t appear in the pop-up menu. I rebooted, but that didn’t help.

    What’s up with this?
     
    Skullduggery's Dupe, Jul 5, 2018
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  2. Stephen_c16

    Stephen_c16 Master Sergeant

    Had the same problem. Ended up shutting down, unplugging and restarting. Some External drives don't like being disconnected
     
    Stephen_c16, Jul 5, 2018
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  3. Skullduggery's Dupe

    Skullduggery's Dupe Master Sergeant

    I figured that was probably safe to do, but I wasn’t dead sure. Does anyone know if doing this ever causes data corruption or any other problems?
     
    Skullduggery's Dupe, Jul 5, 2018
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  4. Earthling

    Earthling Interplanetary Geek

    Try it the proper way - right click the USB icon in the system tray and click Eject ....
     
    Earthling, Jul 6, 2018
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  5. Skullduggery's Dupe

    Skullduggery's Dupe Master Sergeant

    Here’s what a space cadet I am — I actually knew this and forgot all about it.

    Thanks!
     
    Skullduggery's Dupe, Jul 6, 2018
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