This is one of those questions that has a short answer and a long answer. The short answer is this: you should probably always eject a drive before removing it, even if the context menu doesn't have ...

A USB flash drive is a reliable way to transfer files between PCs, back up important data, or even test out different operating systems. While most USB flash drives can last over a decade, their ...

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Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The VoltClip draws power over USB, instead of from a 9V battery. The VoltClip draws power over USB, instead of ...

Microsoft has made it secure for Windows 10 users to remove USB devices at any time, except for when documents and files are still open and being read from it. Microsoft has set the record straight on ...

We all know that one person who annoyingly reminds you to use “Safely Remove Hardware” before pulling the USB drive out of the slot. They shouldn’t bother you anymore. As Betanews first noted, ...

At one point in life, most of us have removed a USB drive without safely ejecting it, thinking that it does not really matter. However, unknown to many, it actually does matter. Saving the extra 10 ...

At one point or other, there has been someone telling us the importance of ‘safely removing’ a flash drive before pulling it out abruptly from a PC. Microsoft has now clarified that there is no need ...

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