Following up on last week's guide to creating a shortcut to Windows' Safely Remove Hardware dialog, the How-To Geek weblog details how to set up a shortcut or hotkey to immediately eject a specific ...

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Q: Why do I need to eject a USB thumb drive before I pull it out? What happens if I just yank it without doing so? A: Oh boy, you’ve probably broken the entire Internet by not using the eject feature ...

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.