Windows baloney! "Safely Remove Hardware"
I've got a Seagate external hard drive that removes just fine from my laptop, but here at my office I get the message
"The devie 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later."
When I click on the Safely Remove Hardware icon.
I've googled it to death and just get a bunch of chat about "windows doesn't like this and that", "large drives", "drivers", etc.
I know I can shut down the computer, then remove it, then power back on... but that's a drag.
What's the real deal?
As long as I know no files from the drive are open, can I just unplug it from my usb port?
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