RN> On Sat May-11-2013 00:52, Matt Munson (1:218/109) wrote to   
    RN> All:   
      
    MM>>    Hello everybody!   
      
    MM>> it sucks how my external hard drive cant be shut down properly   
    MM>> sometimes even when i want to eject the device. is there any way i   
    MM>> can find out what programs are utilizing that device?   
      
    RN> You should have an icon in the taskbar that says "Safely   
    RN> remove hardware."  If you have more than one USB device   
    RN> connected, you'll have to choose the correct one.   
      
    Also, go to the configuration for that drive:   
      
    Right click my computer   
    disk management   
    right click on external drive   
    click properties   
    click policies   
    click fast removal.   
      
    You should be able to pull the USB plug as soon as the files in   
    transfer are shown transferred.   
      
    It doesn't shut down the HD, just lets you disconnect it. Shut   
    down requires pushing the power button or pulling the plug.   
      
    You probably know most or all of that, but I felt I should be   
    complete in the explanation.   
      
      
   BOB KLAHN bob.klahn@sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn   
      
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