Problem when removing USB flash drive

Sammy bin Snoozin

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Sep 23, 2007, 12:12:31 PM9/23/07

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I have a Lexar 512MB flash drive, JDSP-512-...? rest of the number is rubbed out. Have used it for a few years on Win98SE and now Win2000Prof. Ever since installing Win2000Prof, if I save a file or folder to the drive, wait a few seconds and then remove it, those files are not seen on the drive when I install at new computer. Same if I plug back to Win2000P computer. I have to save a file, then re-open it from the drive location to be sure it is on the drive.

Probably related but don't know how to solve this either -- when I remove the drive, the error message comes up "unsafe removal of device... you have unplugged a device without stopping it... to safely unplug, use the hardware wizard to stop the device..." Also, it says "if you need to freq unplug, windows can give you an icon on the taskbar....etc..." And if I select "yes" to this, nothing appears and same thing happens next time.

Never saw that before. Anyone know how to correct either of these?

Thanks in advance!

Sam

Arno Wagner

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Sep 23, 2007, 2:21:24 PM9/23/07

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> Thanks in advance!

> Sam

To make the "safe removal" mostly unnedded, disabke buffering on
USB. It will make writes far slower though.

Arno

Sammy bin Snoozin

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Sep 25, 2007, 3:10:42 AM9/25/07

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Thanks, Arno. How do you disable buffering?

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Arno Wagner

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Sep 25, 2007, 5:09:14 AM9/25/07

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Previously Sammy bin Snoozin <SammyBi...@reyahoomove.com> wrote:
> Thanks, Arno. How do you disable buffering?

Should be somewere in the system settings. Sorry, I never used
w2k, so I really do not know.

Arno

mike

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Sep 29, 2007, 10:13:46 AM9/29/07

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Are we missing the obvious here?
You should have an icon in the system tray or dashboard or quicklaunch
or whatever it's called next to the clock. Looks like a card with an
arrow over it. If you don't have it, you stated the message that told
you how to get it.

Now, it don't work if you don't click it.

When you want to remove the device, click the icon. You'll get a list
of devices it knows about.
Click to remove the one you want. You'll get a message box saying that
it's safe to remove the device...or that it cannot be removed. If you
have a directory open on the device, you have to navigate away from it
before you can remove it safely.

Simple matter of following the directions you posted.
yes?
no?

If you've been unsafely removing, suggest you
reformat the drive. At least run chkdsk on it.

mike

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Sammy bin Snoozin

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Oct 7, 2007, 10:42:13 AM10/7/07

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HOLY SMOKES, MIKE!! Thanks for pointing that out. Nothing ever said there was an icon in the tray to click before removing. Works slicker'n goose snot!

Thanks a heap!!!

Sam

PS - I did write to Lexar and they confirmed this was the right way to do it. I suggested that they put this procedure on their website.

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