[xubuntu-users] Why xubuntu support for external storage devices is different than gnome's?

[Joshua O'Leary]

On 11/05/12 22:24, Italo Maia wrote:
> When I plug my 500gb external storage device in ubuntu and then choose 
> to "remove safely", my device light turns off when I get the message 
> "safe to remove". With xubuntu, that never happens. Why is that?
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Because xubuntu does not use the same backends as Ubuntu does - instead 
of using nautilus and gvfs, it uses thunar and thunar-volman. The xfce 
backends only support unmounting of devices (not powering down), 
although it there must be some command line way of doing it. I wouldn't 
worry about it though - its unlikely to damage external devices, they 
are designed with hot-plugging in mind.
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