I'm using win 7 64 bit and every time I try to eject my usb, a message show up informing me that something is still using it. I checked with task manager and find no such thing. I scanned my comp and didn't find any virus.
Even if I just plug it in and do nothing, I still got the same problem. If I just yank it out or pick the continue anyway option, the data becomes partly corrupt.
Help me please!
Then switch off/disable "Removable storage scanning" and see.
EDIT: http://support.kaspersky.com/kis2012...&qid=208285202
Last edited by brummyfan; 31 Aug 2012 at 07:09. Reason: additional info.
Hi no one,
You could give this a try but cannot guarantee as I haven't used it,
How to eject a USB drive when Windows doesn’t want to
As per some of the comments in the link above - make sure Windows Explorer is closed and any other file-viewers and if you have indexing on then this might cause a problem too - you can disable indexing for that drive.
hi no one,
This is a problem frequently encountered by many ( that includes me too.:))
And that is why I have Unlocker.
Have a look at these two articles:
I Can't Eject This Flash Drive (or External Hard Drive) | PCWorld
How to eject a USB drive when Windows doesn’t want to
If Unlocker also does not help (it may not rarely) then shut down your PC and then remove the USB device.
I hit this problem today - August 2014 - so apparently this is a long term problem. Actually noticed similar problems on a 10 year old laptop running Vista so this is a long term issue with Windows. I believe the answers are too complicated though. I have noticed if you start up you computer with a USB drive already plugged in then you will have problems ejecting it. If you shutdown, remove the USB connection, restart the computer, and THEN plug in the drive you should be able to mount/unmount the drive with no problem. Something in the Windows OS seems to lock the drive if it is in place when the computer starts preventing ejection.
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