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Several users have experienced an issue in which an attached FireWire or USB drive will not eject. Instead, an error message pops up claiming the drive cannot be ...

A USB flash drive is a reliable way to transfer files between PCs, back up important data, or even test out different operating systems. While most USB flash drives can last over a decade, their ...

We use our external USB storage devices, peripherals, and several devices almost daily. When taking out the USB Storage devices, it is advised to use the Safely remove the USB Storage device option.

How many of you actually Safely eject the USB stick from your PC? Not many, I am sure. We have this habit of just pulling out the USB drive randomly from the PC, without safely ejecting it, which ...

It is oh-so-tempting to just pull that flash drive out of your USB port when you’re done with it. But resist the urge! Unceremoniously disconnecting an external drive from your Mac can result in all ...

You have several options for ejecting a disc from your Mac's optical drive. If the usual methods for disc ejection fail, you enter a command in the Terminal window to force the system to eject the ...

Optical drives typically include a small pinhole large enough to insert a paper clip end to manually eject a stubborn disc. Since the Mac Mini doesn't include this feature, you must use other methods ...

I have an HP Dat 72 tape drive in my SQL server and the tape WILL NOT EJECT.<BR><BR>My backups have been failing because of this.<BR><BR>SQL Server can't read the drive as it times out, so I tried ...