Different options for removing USB drives?

[Adam Funk]

On 2010-05-18, silner wrote:

> 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?

> 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

Thanks!