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NiLuJe · 09-16-2020, 07:22 AM

I hate Windows's crappy USB stack with a fiery passion.

The script already takes care of preventing the scan of hidden folders. But if people keep doing seven billion things at the same time, or unplugging stuff when they really shouldn't, stuff is going to go awry, badly.

Golden rule: don't ever unplug your device until Nickel's actually resumed. Eject. Eject. Eject. On Windows, do so *at minimum* via the USB safe unplug thingy in the status bar, or, better, via the real Eject available in the contextual menu when right-clicking on the the volume in Explorer.

(Why should I bother, you ask? Because the first one doesn't actually eject, it does... weird and fakey and messy Windows stuff. The second one, on the other hand, does a real eject, and Nickel will detect it, much like a Calibre eject).

09-16-2020, 07:22 AM	#401
NiLuJe BLAM! Posts: 13,506 Karma: 26047202 Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Paris, France Device: Kindle 2i, 3g, 4, 5w, PW, PW2, PW5; Kobo H2O, Forma, Elipsa, Sage, C2E	I hate Windows's crappy USB stack with a fiery passion. The script already takes care of preventing the scan of hidden folders. But if people keep doing seven billion things at the same time, or unplugging stuff when they really shouldn't, stuff is going to go awry, badly. Golden rule: don't ever unplug your device until Nickel's actually resumed. Eject. Eject. Eject. On Windows, do so at minimum via the USB safe unplug thingy in the status bar, or, better, via the real Eject available in the contextual menu when right-clicking on the the volume in Explorer. (Why should I bother, you ask? Because the first one doesn't actually eject, it does... weird and fakey and messy Windows stuff. The second one, on the other hand, does a real eject, and Nickel will detect it, much like a Calibre eject). Last edited by NiLuJe; 09-19-2020 at 10:33 AM.