Get back safe to remove message

Linda haniganwork at earthlink.net
Mon Aug 17 16:52:09 UTC 2015


On 08/17/2015 11:42 AM, Scott Blair wrote:
> On 08/17/2015 12:38 PM, Linda wrote:
>> I'm not seeing how it shows activity, but are you saying 
>> if I choose power off for the disk it will not remove it 
>> from the visual menu until it is done writing and powered 
>> off which seems the only choice to unmount? If so this 
>> seems like a workable solution.
>>                    Thanks
>>                      Linda
>> On 08/17/2015 11:12 AM, Carlos Checo wrote:
>>>
>>> Until this is sorted out you can see if there's activity 
>>> on the drive in the "Disks" program.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> Most USB sticks have an LED in it that usually flashes 
> when it is being accessed. I wait till it stops flashing 
> then hit eject and wait a few seconds before removing, 
> never had a problem.
>
Think about showing your Grandmother when it is safe to take 
out the flash drive, that is my user skill level.




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