Re: Cannot remove USB Hard disk

Hi, CEOHotMail.

MAYBE what you need is to run Disk Management (diskmgmt.msc). Right-click
on your USB drive and click Properties. On the Policies tab, choose between
Optimize for safe removal and Optimize for performance. The second option
uses the write-behind cache and there is the risk that your latest disk
write has not made it all the way to the drive; the first does not use the
cache, so it is safe to remove the device in just seconds after the last
disk operation.

As to your 3 questions, the answers should all be Yes.

But I haven't used an external HDD since my SyQuest SyJet died a few years
ago, so I'm not sure that is the right solution for you.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc@grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail 7.0 in Vista Ultimate x64)

"ceohotmail" <ceohotmail@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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>I have my portable USB external HDD.
> I have never been able to remove the drive with a "safe to remove baloon"
> If i have browsed the drive , anad then closed all the windows and most of
> the system tray icons,
> IT stills says drive in Use ..and wont let me disconnect the USB (from the
> system tray)
>
> Whats wrong?
> Can i have shortcuts pointing to external drive?
> can i index an external drive?
> can i "Add to playlist / library" of Media player from an external drive?