sick of "you cannot stop your USB device right now"

Homeslice · 02-04-2009, 04:38 PM

Another clueless question about computers.......Is it fine to remove your USB thumbdrive even when you get that stupid message? I already closed the document I was using, but it still keeps telling me I shouldn't remove it yet. Usually the only way to stop getting that message is if I close down the whole app that was using that file (like Excel). And I don't want to do that.

RACER X · 02-04-2009, 04:48 PM

try it and let us know.

Homeslice · 02-04-2009, 04:59 PM

I have, many times...........nothing happened as far as I know. Just checking.

njchopper87 · 02-04-2009, 05:08 PM

I lost a few documents once not waiting for the message to stop. Doesn't happen all the time though, just that once.

Cutty72 · 02-04-2009, 05:13 PM

i never stop my USB before pulling it out. gf yells at me but haven't had any issues yet.

derf · 02-04-2009, 05:59 PM

I just pull the usb drives out, I never really pay attention to trying to stop them

Particle Man · 02-05-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cutty72

i never stop my USB before pulling it out. gf yells at me but haven't had any issues yet.

talk to us again in 9 months...

02-04-2009, 04:38 PM	#1
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02-04-2009, 05:59 PM	#6
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02-04-2009, 04:59 PM	#3
Homeslice Elitist Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Moto: Gix 750 Posts: 11,351	I have, many times...........nothing happened as far as I know. Just checking.

02-04-2009, 05:08 PM	#4
njchopper87 Bored Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sumter, SC Moto: '01 Spirit 750 Posts: 1,535	I lost a few documents once not waiting for the message to stop. Doesn't happen all the time though, just that once.