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JSWolf · 12-27-2014, 02:29 PM

Windows and Linux could not yet have finished writing to the device. By ejecting, you make sure the data is sent to the device and that the system is done with it and nothing else has it in use. If you don't eject, you could corrupt the database and lose data.

12-27-2014, 02:29 PM	#4
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 79,997 Karma: 147448039 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	Windows and Linux could not yet have finished writing to the device. By ejecting, you make sure the data is sent to the device and that the system is done with it and nothing else has it in use. If you don't eject, you could corrupt the database and lose data.