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Hardware => Hardware => Topic started by: kwfine on December 21, 2006, 01:20:35 AM

Title: unable to remove the USB HDD
Post by: kwfine 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?

Title: Re: unable to remove the USB HDD
Post by: GX1_Man 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.

Title: Re: unable to remove the USB HDD
Post by: kwfine on December 22, 2006, 12:15:39 AM

Quote

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?

Title: Re: unable to remove the USB HDD
Post by: GX1_Man 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.