But all our lives, we know that the best practice for this, is to find the 'Safely Remove Hardware' or 'Eject' button in the task bar before removing our external media. However, the 'Safely Remove Hardware' option can show you a pop-up that says the drive is still in use, and to close all programs before removing it. At this point, it's a matter of "better safe than sorry", so if you aren't fond of hitting 'Safely Remove Hardware', then the least you can do is close all programs or windows that directly involve your external drive. Read more in our articles including "Samsung SDI Tests Experimental 20,000mAh Silicon-Carbon Battery for Future Devices" and "DJI Osmo Pocket 4P now official in the Philippines".
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Jun 29, 2026But all our lives, we know that the best practice for this, is to find the 'Safely Remove Hardware' or 'Eject' button in the task bar before removing our external media. However, the 'Safely Remove Hardware' option can show you a pop-up that says the drive is still in use, and to close all programs before removing it.
At this point, it's a matter of "better safe than sorry", so if you aren't fond of hitting 'Safely Remove Hardware', then the least you can do is close all programs or windows that directly involve your external drive.
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