[GRLUG] non-linux: USB drive as HDD

[dagda at pathwaynet.com]

You could try:
http://safelyremove.com/

> On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 16:08 -0500, Casey DuBois wrote:
>> I'm interested to know more about this drive..
>> Hitachi??  any model or part numbers??
>> Is is USB2 or 3?
> Hitachi XL1000 USB2
>>
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>> On Mon, Dec 12, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Eric Beversluis
>> <ebever at researchintegration.org> wrote:
>>         On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 15:52 -0500, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
>>         > On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 15:51 -0500, Eric Beversluis wrote:
>>         > > If the drive light on the external HDD is not on or
>>         flickering, can I
>>         > > assume it's safe just to pull the USB plug? Or is there
>>         some other
>>         > > process I should use?
>>         >
>>         > Shutdown before disconnecting it.
>>
>>         That's what I was guessing. Fortunately I don't have to use
>>         the drive
>>         very often on that box.  Thanks.
>>
>>         >
>>         > > Any ideas why Windows is treating it this way? One thought
>>         I had is that
>>         > > the drive has a bunch of Acronis tib's on it. Could these
>>         be confusing
>>         > > Windows?
>>         >
>>         > I've seen Windows do this; especially if the partition on
>>         the HD is NTFS
>>         > [vs FAT].  I've got no idea how to 'force' a volume to be
>>         removable.
>>         >
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