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Old 03-21-2014, 01:58 PM   #4
eschwartz
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Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity
Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)
I get that message every time I connect any of my flashdrives, or my Kindle. I've tried scanning and fixing all of them at least 5 times each, and they always report a clean bill of health. Then they proceed to bug me about it every time in the future as well.

I can -- temporarily -- fix the problem by reformatting and restoring from a backed-up folder of my stuff. But since nothing is actually wrong, I don't bother. Linux doesn't have a problem with it, Windows insists that it's all right but wants to bug me about it anyway.

I just chalk it up to Windows being really stupid (because I don't like Windows much, anyway) and click cancel every time I connect flash storage devices of any type to Windows.

EDIT: And yes, I conscientiously use the "Safely Remove Hardware" button for my Kindle, and the Eject feature of PortableApps which uses the "Safely Remove Hardware" feature somehow.

So:

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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Yes, do a "scan and fix", and in future don't unplug the Kindle without using the "Safely Remove Hardware" item in the system tray!
This may fix the problem, or it may just come back every time you plug your device in.

EDIT2: It didn't make a difference which computer I used, either, at least 8 computers running either WinXP, Win7, or Win8 all failed in the same way.

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