Unable to eject WD portable hard-drive

[wizardof]

Hello,

I got a new Seagate 500GB HD (sorry about the wrong thread title). For the first two weeks or so, I could eject my HD through "Safely Remove".....but since then I get the usual "Generic volume is still in use" message, inspite of closing all processes that might possibly be using it.

I keep the HD connected to my PC virtually all the time, even when I shut down and reboot. But every now and then, I need to disconnect it. And to do that, I have to shut down the computer first and then disconnect it.

Whenever I update Windows, I see that a temporary folder is created in the HD while the updates are being downloaded which has led me to think that a process uses the HD but I can't find out which one it is and how to terminate it properly.

There are no problems when I use the HD in other computers.

 

[tom982]

Hello wizardof and welcome to the forums

Try doing this:

Perform a clean startup to determine whether background programs are interfering with your game or program

To determine which program is causing your problems.

Tom

 

[JimLewandowski]

Don't know if you can get to Resource Monitor (via Task manager) and on the "handles" screen, in the search box, type in your driveletter followed by a colon to see if something comes up.

 

[wizardof]

Don't know if you can get to Resource Monitor (via Task manager) and on the "handles" screen, in the search box, type in your driveletter followed by a colon to see if something comes up.

Ok, I did as you said. Here's what I found.....

I played some music on WMP and closed it but inspite of that "wmpnetwk.exe" is running.

tom982, I gonna try your suggestion now.

So how do I go about properly terminating these processes or stopping them from using my HD?

Appreciate your support.

 

[tom982]

Don't know if you can get to Resource Monitor (via Task manager) and on the "handles" screen, in the search box, type in your driveletter followed by a colon to see if something comes up.

Ok, I did as you said. Here's what I found.....

I played some music on WMP and closed it but inspite of that "wmpnetwk.exe" is running.

tom982, I gonna try your suggestion now.

So how do I go about properly terminating these processes or stopping them from using my HD?

Appreciate your support.

Once we've found the culprit, we can work from there

Tom

 

[Comp Cmndo]

Disable System Restore for your "F" Drive.