Different options for removing USB drives?

[silner]

On 18/05/10 12:20, Adam Funk wrote:
> When I right-click on a USB drive's desktop icon, there are three very
> similar-sounding choices: "Unmount", "Eject", and "Safely Remove
> Drive".  What's the difference?
>
> Which one does the eject icon in the file manager do?
>
> Which one does the pumount command do?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Adam
>
>
Discussed here:
http://superuser.com/questions/86745/ubuntu-9-10-whats-the-difference-between-unmount-and-safely-remove-drive

And here:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1301556
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