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Cannot release external hard-drive
I have two external HDs -- one USB2 and USB3
PC1 -- Win7-32bit
PC2 -- Win7-64bit
PC3 -- WinXP-32bit
Ext-HDs cannot be released from any PC, with "Safely Remove Hardware"
But they are sometimes released from a WinXP PC (not always)
I have tried setting "External USB Device Properties" to ...
(o) Optimize for quick and removal
- and --
(o) Optimize for performance
- and -
closed all Window Explorer windows and all programs
... without success.
I have left the offending Ext-HDs for 30 minutes without touching the PCs, and the HDs remain "cannot be removed"
Downloaded "Unlocked" program but it is of no help.
I have spent all day on this one.
Would appreciate any help, thank you