Hi Chuck, I have tried it 5-6 times in a row before with no luck. Here at work, it works almost every time. But at home, it never works. Even though a USB thumb drive will almost always close properly.
I still think it is Ghost or Acronis that sees the drive as a regular drive and is somehow stopping it from being closed. I knew about not turning off or unplugging it without stopping. I have had to resort to the reboot thing so that I can stop the drive. Thanks, Bobby -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 7:25 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [SPAM SUSPECT] Re: [H] USB devices not being released... Importance: Low ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobby Heid" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" <hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Sent: Friday, July 28, 2006 7:17 AM Subject: RE: [SPAM SUSPECT] Re: [H] USB devices not being released... > You can't close them as far as I know. They have services that run all of > the time. > I usually click on "Stop" a 2nd time and that works for me over 90% of the time. Do not simply unplug a USB external hard drive or switch it off. This may mess up the file and/or partition structure thus making the data unreadable. Been there, done that. Shut the computer down before you switch off or unplug the external hard drive, unless your clicking on "Stop" worked. Chuck
