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This can be problematic because you might not always know that the drive is being written to, as programs on your computer might be using it in the background. For example, if you have a file open on the drive or you are copying a file onto the drive, it is effectively in use and should not be unplugged. ![]() If you unplug your USB device while data is being written, it can become corrupted. ![]() However, you should try to avoid making a habit of it as all it takes is one problem and that device can become corrupted. Hi Trevor, most of the time you will be fine to unplug your devices without safely ejecting them. I was wondering if I should bother ejecting them in the future or will it be fine to just unplug them whenever?Ī. It doesn’t seem to have affected them at all. When I use my USB drives (a hard drive and a thumb drive) I safely disconnect them, but sometimes my computer freezes up or I am in a hurry so I unplug them without ejecting. ![]() ![]() Today, Ryan explains what can happen when he doesn’t safely disconnect. Trevor wants to know if he’s damaging his USB drives by not ejecting them before unplugging.
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