How to eject a USB Flash Drive
In this guide, we will see how to prevent accidental deletion of data from a USB flash drive by ejecting it correctly.
Technology has revolutionized the way we live in many ways. One of these is undoubtedly the connection between people that has become more and more intensified over the years, leading to large and small social networks.
Many times, returning from a holiday, we found the memory of the camera full of memories of the past, eager to transfer them to the computer to put them online or simply to keep them safe. Sometimes, however, it happens that the data is lost or accidentally deleted, often due to small but fatal carelessness.
First of all, it is necessary to transfer data from the computer (or from any other support) inside a USB flash drive used for archiving. In this way, it is possible to substantially have copies (in the case of photos, videos, documents, etc.) on a device independent of the devices on which the data were originally saved.
Once the transfer is complete, the user may think that the exchanges between the PC and the USB are terminated while, as often happens, the stick continues to work in the background saving cache data or performing autonomous procedures. Suddenly disconnecting the device from the peripheral, there is the risk of abruptly interrupting the autonomous rescue functions of losing or damaging the files present on the device.
In the case of Windows 7, it is very easy to eliminate this possibility. It is sufficient to click ” Start “, go to ” Computer “, select the key you want to remove and click on ” Eject “. A confirmation message will appear in the notification area when you can remove the storage device.
An alternative method to eject the USB flash drive (or any other removable media) from the computer is to go to the status bar of the PC, usually located at the bottom, click the arrow in the notification area (where the date, the indicators of the upload, internet, etc.), click with the left mouse button on the USB icon (accompanied by a green check mark) that you want to remove and finally click on the word ” Eject “. A confirmation message will appear again and in this way, it will be possible to remove the support from the computer in complete safety.
