safely remove hardware and eject media problem


  1. thungmail
    Posts : 36
    win 7 pro
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    safely remove hardware and eject media problem


    Every time i tried to remove my external hard drive or usb drive away using Safely Remove icon located at the notification, however when I hovered the mouse and right clicked or left clicked, neither of them worked.
    Have you faced this problem before please help. Thanks
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  3. derekimo
    Posts : 17,322
    Win 10 Pro x64
       New #2

    See if this helps,

    Safely Remove Hardware - Eject Device

    You may have to use # 3.
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