Is there "Remove Hardware Safely" in Windows 7?

[AceGuy78]

Or do you just pull out th usb?

 

[Capt.Jack Sparrow]

Hi Welcome to SF

Maybe you can look this thread http://www.sevenforums.com/general-discussion/4317-windows-7-safely-remove-hardware-annoyance.html

 

[oneextraid]

There is an ICON in the task tray that has a green check in it. This is the safely remove function. Just right click on the ICON and select the appropriate device to Eject. It will give you a message when it is safe to unplug.

 

[richc46]

Or do you just pull out th usb?

NO
I tried just pulling and there was nothing saved on my flash drive.

 

[AceGuy78]

No but the thing is that wenever i plugg in things into the USB slot... the icon with the green check doesnt even show up on the taskbar

 

[jfar]

Hi, AceGuy 78 If you want to be really sure you don't do any harm to your info on the USB,
you can go into My Computer and right click the device and select Eject.

 

[richc46]

No but the thing is that wenever i plugg in things into the USB slot... the icon with the green check doesnt even show up on the taskbar

You only have a certain amouint of space to show the icons. Click on the little arrow like shape by the last icon. Incidentally, the area is called the notification area.

 

[Airbot]

You can also make a shortcut for it if you want.
Safely Remove Hardware Shortcut - Vista Forums

 

[antt]

It should only really matter for external hard drives and other devices, not flash drives as windows disables write caching on them. But to be safe and ensure that the windows is finished with the flash drive, use the methods described by onextraid or jfar.

 

[Frostmourne]

Click the little arrow to view the icon, click it and then your usb device to eject.