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kwfine

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    unable to remove the USB HDD
    « on: December 21, 2006, 01:20:35 AM »
    I have been searching for a solution to solve the "Safe Remove" problem in Windows XP.
    It always happens whenever I try to safely remove any of my USB HDD regardless of brand-name using the safely remove hardware icon in the Taskbar.
    I get an error message: 'The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped because a program is still accessing it.'
    There are no programs accessing the drive as I only use it for storage.

    I have always to restart my PC before I can safely remove the USB HDD.
    I am sure most of you should ecounter this problem at least once in the past!
    So, anyone know how to eliminate this problem?
    « Last Edit: December 21, 2006, 01:20:51 AM by kwfine »

    GX1_Man

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    Re: unable to remove the USB HDD
    « Reply #1 on: December 21, 2006, 04:20:04 AM »
    It may be your virus scanner or something else that is continually monitoring your hard drive.

    More details about what is loaded, etc. would be helpful.

    kwfine

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      Re: unable to remove the USB HDD
      « Reply #2 on: December 22, 2006, 12:15:39 AM »
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      It may be your virus scanner or something else that is continually monitoring your hard drive.

      More details about what is loaded, etc. would be helpful.
      Can I remove the HDD If the light is not blinking?

      GX1_Man

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      Re: unable to remove the USB HDD
      « Reply #3 on: December 22, 2006, 03:38:25 AM »
      I would never remove a USB device without it being properly shut down. Many a USB drive has been ruined in this manner or the data has become difficult or impossible to retrieve.