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Can't Safely Remove Device
I have a hard drive with a USB connectiong that I plug into a USB port on my screen. I used to be able to use the "OK to safely remove device" option after I did a backup. Lately I've been getting the following message.
What might have changed that won't let me disconnect it safely without shutting down. Does XP think it is still being used?
"The device "generic volume" cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later."
Thanks.
What might have changed that won't let me disconnect it safely without shutting down. Does XP think it is still being used?
"The device "generic volume" cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later."
Thanks.
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Posted November 9th, 2006 01:00
I get this frequently, sometimes i try several times, choosing different device components sometimes works (display device components box ticked) or I give up and unplug or power down anyway, you will get a ftdisk error in event viewer. I have had no ill effects doing this for years.254
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Posted November 10th, 2006 16:00
Thanks for the info.
It doesn't sound like anyone knows why it worked OK for 2 years, and now all of a sudden it doesn't. But, I guess that's why they call them computers!!254
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Posted November 10th, 2006 17:00
Probably impossible to know. Have you checked to see if write caching is turned on? And if you previously had write caching turned off... And/or with all the updates Microsoft force-feeds us, or other software you installed, who knows what might have changed that affects this external drive.
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Posted November 8th, 2006 23:00
Plug the HD in and open Device Manager. Find the listing for the drive and go to its Properties page. Click Policies tab and click the button "Optimize for Quick Removal". Click OK back to desktop and reboot. From then on, you should be able to unplug the HD without using the "safely remove" icon, as long as it's not busy writing something to the disk.
Ron