Safely Remove a USB Drive - Revision history

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-STEP 1 - Click on the icon:
+STEP 1 - Click on the icon
 [[image:Notificationarea_remove1.jpg|450px]]
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-Choose the appropriate device with the mouse.
+<br><br>
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-Then wait for another bubble to pop-up that reports it is safe to remove the drive.
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 Some drives have their own removal process (with custom software).  You can use that software to safely remove the drive.  Or, you can always click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
-This illustrates the process:
+===This illustrates the process===
 [[image:Notificationarea_remove1.jpg|450px]]
-Wait for the bubble to pop-up showing choices to devices to disable.
+<br><br>
 [[image:Notificationarea_remove2.jpg|450px]]

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	Some drives have their own removal process (with custom software). You can use that software to safely remove the drive. Or, you can always click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.		Some drives have their own removal process (with custom software). You can use that software to safely remove the drive. Or, you can always click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
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		+	This illustrates the process:

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 It's a good idea to indicate to Windows that you want to remove a USB drive before pulling it out of the USB socket.  Users that remove the devices without following the standard removal procedure discover later that the files or the drive has become corrupted.
-Some drives have their own removal process (with custom software).  You can use that software to safely remove the drive.  Or, if you can always click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
+Some drives have their own removal process (with custom software).  You can use that software to safely remove the drive.  Or, you can always click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
 [[image:Notificationarea_remove1.jpg|450px]]

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 It's a good idea to indicate to Windows that you want to remove a USB drive before pulling it out of the USB socket.  Users that remove the devices without following the standard removal procedure discover later that the files or the drive has become corrupted.
-In most cases it is best to click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
+Some drives have their own removal process (with custom software).  You can use that software to safely remove the drive.  Or, if you can always click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
 [[image:Notificationarea_remove1.jpg|450px]]

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 [[image:flashdrive.jpg|thumb|USB Flash Drive]]
-Some USB drive users remove the devices without following the standard removal procedure - only to discover later that the files or the drive has become corrupted.
 In most cases it is best to click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.

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 In most cases it is best to click on the icon in the notification area (or system tray) that shows a small left green arrow.
-[[image:Notificationarea_remove1.jpg|300px]]
+[[image:Notificationarea_remove1.jpg|400px]]
 Wait for the bubble to pop-up showing choices to devices to disable.
-[[image:Notificationarea_remove2.jpg|300px]]
+[[image:Notificationarea_remove2.jpg|400px]]
 Choose the appropriate device with the mouse.
-[[image:Notificationarea_remove3.jpg|300px]]
+[[image:Notificationarea_remove3.jpg|400px]]
 Then wait for another bubble to pop-up that reports it is safe to remove the drive.
-[[image:Notificationarea_remove4.jpg|300px]]
+[[image:Notificationarea_remove4.jpg|400px]]