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Do I really need to “Eject” USB Drives?

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Question added by Mina Sabry , IT Manager , Al Fady Co. for importing and Exporting, Grand Hotel Red Sea in Sharm El Shiekh and Hurghada
Date Posted: 2016/02/01

yes because we save our personal data save the usb driver

Deleted user
by Deleted user

YES, BUT AFTER COMPLETING YOUR WORK

Arneil Balneg
by Arneil Balneg , Maintenance Supervisor , ATARFIL MIDDLE EAST FZE

yes to protect the usb and files

Deleted user
by Deleted user

Yes,we really need to eject after the usage of a usb drive

Chester Victoria
by Chester Victoria , Site Document Controller , AHK UAE International

YES, It also helps to prevent files and data corruption.

SARDAR PARVEZ IMDAD
by SARDAR PARVEZ IMDAD , Assistant Manager , Beximco Holdings Ltd.

You should probably always eject a drive before removing it, even if the context menu doesn't have an eject option. Mac and Linux will always provide you a way to eject a drive, but like you said, Sometimes Windows doesn't have an obvious "Eject" button for certain drives. On Windows, click the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon in the system tray, choose your drive from the list, and then remove it once it notifies you of its safe removal.

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