Ever yanked out a USB without ejecting it first? The consequences aren't always instant, but what goes on behind the scenes might surprise you.

So, I recently got a new toy: a nifty 32 MB PenDrive (www.pendrive.com), which I'm using to carry my work files about to and from home/laptop/work/etc. It's a great system, and saves me a lot of ...

A blog for IT professionals who work with Windows on large networks. Lord knows, Win10 has occasional gotchas and weirdnesses. Browsing TenForums, I noticed an interesting discussion on ejecting USB ...

Finished with that USB key? Unplugging it risks losing data, so in theory you should click the Windows "Safely remove hardware" icon, choose the drive, and wait to be told it’s safe to unplug.

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No matter how conscientious you are about handling your external storage devices with care, it's probably happened to you: you were in a rush and yanked out your USB drive without ejecting it. On the ...