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Originally Posted by FF2
I generally try to use the "safely remove" from the tasktray - especially since the behavior of EJECT (under Explorer) varies from version to version of Windows - that is it works differently in xp and vista and 7 and I have all of those on the different computers/laptops/work/home computers that I use.
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Yeah. If you just want to unplug the Kindle then it doesn't really matter either way you do it. Its only important if you want to actually read whilst its plugged into a computer.
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Originally Posted by FF2
And sometimes I get the message "something is using that drive" type messages and NOTHING is open that shows any drive is in use - obviously the OS may still be accessing it in some way. Usually, if I wait and come back it clears but sometimes it remains and I'm not sure whether to just pull the usb and hope for the best or wait it out.
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Explorer sometimes keeps it open because of plugins that aren't 100% well behaved. Stuff like video codecs or file plugins trying to do the preview on files. Killing explorer and then letting it restart should fix it but its safer to just restart.