[rnty]

What happens if we directly pull out the pendrive without doing the "safely remove.." step.Please explain the consequences.
Regards
rnty

[tlhIn`toq]

If there are open files, files being written, maybe by the OS even if not by the user, they could become corrupt.

File.Copy can lag a little. I've seen situations where the OS says "Yes I've copied this" but the buffers are still clearning/finishing/writing. The OS thinks its done but the memory is not done writing.

[modi123_1]

I don't think I've ever used that option.. I just remove the drive when I am done with it... typically that's to due to the "Quick removal" option being set as default. I haven't had a problem with a drive yet.

[jon.kiparsky]

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I don't think I've ever used that option.. I just remove the drive when I am done with it... typically that's to due to the "Quick removal" option being set as default. I haven't had a problem with a drive yet.

You live dangerously, chum.

[modi123_1]

For real? *shrug* Ten-ish years and not a problem.

[jon.kiparsky]

You never know... I know a guy who lost three fingers that way.


Oh, no, he was operating a cutter in a bindery.
Pulling a pen drive, you should be fine.

[modi123_1]

Well I know a super spun cd can totally explode and cut yo' face. Mythbusters did something and declared some conclusion. Ha.

[no2pencil]

Windows auto corrects ntfs corruption. Unplug a thumbdrive without using the 'eject' feature on a Windows machine, & Linux will require the ntfs option to 'force remount' even though it wasn't safely unmounted.

It's one of those "Treat all users like they are idiots, & allow them to continue to be idiots" Windows nuances.

[rnty]

This is what I understand
1)Removing the pendrive a few minutes after the file transfer is over does not harm the pendrive.
2)If "Quick Removal" option is on,there is no need to go for the "safely remove.." step.We can disconnect the pendrive as soon as the file transfer is over otherwise we may have to wait for a few minutes.
3)In case the pendrive is directly disconnected it may corrupt the files that are in the pendrive or the file system of the pendrive.

no2pencil, on 16 November 2012 - 11:56 AM, said:

Windows auto corrects ntfs corruption. Unplug a thumbdrive without using the 'eject' feature on a Windows machine, & Linux will require the ntfs option to 'force remount' even though it wasn't safely unmounted.

Even if safely unmounted?

Thank you

This post has been edited by rnty: 16 November 2012 - 10:14 PM

[Vompaudi]

After my 8 gb USB-stick corrupted (full of important files) due without removing safely, I have always done with safely remove (and backup copies). I recommend it very very much!

[raghav.naganathan]

Well, you are at least lucky...my 16 GB pen drive got corrupted after I 'carelessly' pulled out the pen drive as I was getting late for work...

I vowed never to do it again after that and ever since, I religiously follow the "Safely Remove Pen-drive" method.

regards,
Raghav

[rnty]

The memory space is intact right?