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Windows 7: Removing a USB memory stick
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27 Mar 2012
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Removing a USB memory stick
Hi guys
In older versions of Windows one had to ask nicely before unplugging a memory stick.
This doesn't seem to be the case with Windows 7 - or has the function moved? Currently I'm simply unplugging it when I've finished but I thought I'd best find out if I'm not doing it properly! | My System Specs |
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27 Mar 2012
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Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit Citrus Co, FL |
I still have the "safely remove hardware and eject media" icon and use it when I remove USB memory sticks.
You may just be lucky. At some point there can be a corruption in the Windows status for the drive and at that point you will have uninstall it in the Device manager, restart Windows and start over to get it working. | | My System Specs | | Computer type PC/Desktop
System Manufacturer/Model Number My Own Build
OS Windows 7, 64 bit Home SP1, Win 8 Pro 64 bit
CPU Intel i7 3770
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H
Memory 16GB GSkill Ripsaw F3-14900CL9Q-16GBXL
Graphics Card Sapphire HD7770
Sound Card RealTek
Monitor(s) Displays Viewsonic VA2448 Series 24" LED
Screen Resolution 1920X1080
Keyboard Kensington wired
Mouse Logitech Wireless
PSU Antec High Current Gamer HCG-620M Modular
Case Coolermaster HAF XM
Cooling Corsair H80 Liquid cooling with aftermarket Nexus quiet fans
Hard Drives 240GB Intel 520 SSD for Win 7
128GB OCZ Vertex 4 SSD for Win 8
1 TB Seagate drive for backup
Internet Speed 40 MB/sec (Cable)
Antivirus Microsoft Security Essentials and Malwarebytes
Browser I.E9/Firefox
Other Info Sonar X2 Professional 64 bit Recording Software with Roland Octa-Capture and MAudio Fast Track Ultra 8R recording interfaces, Frontier Tranzport wireless control unit, Behringer BCF2000 Control Surface.
Five USB connected optical drives for CD Audio production using Nero 11
Other systems: Desktop with i5 3550 CPU, LenovoZ560 Laptop with Win 7 64 bit HP, SP1, new iPad
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27 Mar 2012
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Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit Gurgaon, India |
The function is very much there. Look into the hidden Icons if you don't see it in the visible ones. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Custom Built
OS Windows 7 Pro with SP1 32bit
Motherboard Intel D845GVS1 X86-based PC
Memory 2 gigs of RAM
Graphics Card Intel(R) 82845G/GL/GE/PE/GV Graphics Controller
Sound Card Realtek AC'97 Audio
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung SyncMaster 931BF Black 19" LCD Monitor
Screen Resolution 1280X960
Keyboard COMPAQ Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse iBall Laser Precise Speedster
Hard Drives 1. SAMSUNG SP0822N ATA Device ~ 80 GigaBytes
2. Seagate FreeAgent Go USB Device ~ 500 GigaBytes
Internet Speed 4 mb/sec
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27 Mar 2012
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Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Canberra, Australia |
Never use it. Never had a problem.
Just make sure the device isn't being written-to when you remove it. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Acer Aspire Ethos 8951G
OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU i7-2670QM @ 2.2/3.2 Ghz
Motherboard Acer
Memory 8 Gb DDR3
Graphics Card Ge-Force GT555M 2 Gb
Sound Card Onboard w/Dolby 5/1
Hard Drives 2x750GB onboard. 640GB pocket drive, 1x2TB Seagate external, 1x500GB Seagate external.
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27 Mar 2012
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Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 Philadelphia, PA |
I use the remove function all the time. I've had corrupt USB drives in the past due to simply removing them, so why take a chance when it is a simple mouse click? | | My System Specs | | OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1
CPU Intel Core i7-2600
Motherboard Gigabyte GA-P67A-UD3P-B3
Memory 12 GB Patriot Extreme DDR3-1333
Graphics Card Nvidia GTX 470
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp 2209WA
PSU OCZ ModStream 700W
Case CoolerMaster HAF 912 Advanced
Cooling CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Plus
Hard Drives OCZ Agility3 240 GB, WD5001AALS, WD7501AALS
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27 Mar 2012
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#6 | |
Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Windows XP SP3, Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) Adelaide |
Drive Policies
Check your drive policies in " Device Manager". 
The default policy is "Quick removal".
You should see this icon somewhere. 
Last edited by lehnerus2000; 27 Mar 2012 at 08:50 AM..
Reason: Picture Added
| | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number n/a
OS Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 (64 bit), Windows XP SP3, Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit)
CPU AMD Phenom II x6 1055T, 2.8 GHz
Motherboard ASRock 880GMH-LE/USB3
Memory 8GB DDR3 1333 G-Skill Ares F3-1333C9D-8GAO (4GB x 2)
Graphics Card ATI Radeon HD6450
Sound Card Realtek?
Monitor(s) Displays Samsung S23B350
Screen Resolution 1920x1080
Mouse Wired Optical
Case Tower
Hard Drives Western Digital 1 TB (SATA), Western Digital 1.5 TB (SATA), Western Digital 2 TB (SATA)
Internet Speed DSL
Other Info Ubuntu 10.04 (64 bit) replaced with Linux Mint 14 MATE (64 bit) - 2013-01-14
RAM & Graphics Card Upgraded - 2013-01-13
Monitor Upgraded - 2012-04-20
System Upgraded - 2011-05-21, 2010-07-14
HDD Upgraded - 2010-08-11, 2011-08-24
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27 Mar 2012
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#7 | |
Windows 7 HP / Ultimate x64 USA |
Quote: I still have the "safely remove hardware and eject media" icon and use it when I remove USB memory sticks. Same here. You just need to locate the icon in the Notifications Area.
Few clicks away to Safe Removal. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Dell / Custom
OS Windows 7 HP / Ultimate x64
CPU Core i5 / X4 955 BE
Motherboard OEM / Gigabyte 880GM-USB3
Memory 4GB DDR3 1333Mhz / 8GB DDR3 1600Mhz
Graphics Card HD5470 / HD5670
Sound Card Onboard
Monitor(s) Displays FullHD 15" / Dell 22" WS
Screen Resolution 1920x1080 / 1680x1050
Keyboard Logitech
Mouse Logitech
PSU CM
Case CM
Cooling CM, Antec
Hard Drives 320GB / 1.5TB
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27 Mar 2012
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Windows 7 x64 Ultimate San Diego |
I always set the Safely Remove Hardware notification icon to "Always Show" to make the process a lot faster. You can also right click it in explorer and select "Eject" if you happen to have explorer open. | | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Scratch built
OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate
CPU i7 960
Motherboard Asus P6X58D
Memory 12 Gig Corsair Dominator
Graphics Card Nvidia 480
Sound Card Maudio Delta 44 + breakout box
Monitor(s) Displays Dell UltraSharp U2410 24in and Samsung 21 dual monitors
Screen Resolution 1920x1200 and 1280x1024
Keyboard Logitech G15 + N52 game pad
Mouse Logitech MX518
PSU Corasair TX850
Case Cooler Master HAF
Cooling Corsair H50
Hard Drives Primary: Intel X-25M G2 160G SSD
Secondary: Segate baracuda 1.0 TB
HDs in AHCI mode.
Internet Speed 15kbs down 4.5kbps up
Other Info WEI 7.6
CPU & RAM 7.6
Graphics 7.9
Hard disk 7.7
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27 Mar 2012
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I always choose to Safely Remove my removable drives. It's mostly old habit as Windows is now more keen to people's tendencies of just removing drives without doing this so they account for it. | | My System Specs | | OS XP / Win7 x64 Pro
CPU Intel Quad-Core Q9450 @ 3.2GHz
Motherboard Asus P5-E
Memory 2x2GB GSkill DDR2
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS (EVGA)
Monitor(s) Displays Dell 2408WFP
Screen Resolution 1920x1200
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27 Mar 2012
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#10 | |
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Its safer to look before you take another step in what ever you do while working on ur PC / Lappy ... | | My System Specs | | Removing a USB memory stick problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 01:50 PM. |  |
