Separate 'Eject device' icon wanted

AlanD · 10-16-2017, 11:35 AM

Is there an easy way to put an 'eject this device' icon into the 'main toolbar when device is connected'? This would save having to pull down the sub-menu from the 'device' or 'send to device' icons.

(Sorry if there's a better place to raise this question.)

jackie_w · 10-16-2017, 11:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlanD

Is there an easy way to put an 'eject this device' icon into the 'main toolbar when device is connected'? This would save having to pull down the sub-menu from the 'device' or 'send to device' icons.

(Sorry if there's a better place to raise this question.)

You could try the SmartEject calibre plugin.

haertig · 10-16-2017, 12:00 PM

I always go a step further after ejecting a device from Calibre. I drop to the command line and run the "mount" command to make sure it was cleanly unmounted (this is in Linux).

I have never seen Calibre fail to successfully eject a device, or for that matter have never seen Linux have any problems either (assuming the device is not currently in use). But I do this check out of habit, from back in the old days when I used to use Windows over a decade ago. Ejecting devices (called "unmounting in Linux") has always been hit-or-miss in Windows. You often times get an error saying "Windows cannot eject this device right now, try again later". And then later, sometimes, you still can't eject it. One of those weird Windows failures that pop up fairly regularly.

AlanD · 10-17-2017, 05:20 AM

SmartEject plugin is just what I needed - problem solved. I've initially configured it not to do any checking but I'll experiment.

As for Windows failing to eject/unmount devices this can still be a problem. It's generally on large capacity devices where I suspect there's background virus-checking which keeps it locked.

10-16-2017, 11:35 AM	#1
AlanD Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle	Separate 'Eject device' icon wanted Is there an easy way to put an 'eject this device' icon into the 'main toolbar when device is connected'? This would save having to pull down the sub-menu from the 'device' or 'send to device' icons. (Sorry if there's a better place to raise this question.)

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10-16-2017, 12:00 PM	#3
haertig Wizard Posts: 1,738 Karma: 26006874 Join Date: Sep 2017 Device: PW3, Fire HD8 Gen7, Moto G7, Sansa Clip v2, Ruizu X26	I always go a step further after ejecting a device from Calibre. I drop to the command line and run the "mount" command to make sure it was cleanly unmounted (this is in Linux). I have never seen Calibre fail to successfully eject a device, or for that matter have never seen Linux have any problems either (assuming the device is not currently in use). But I do this check out of habit, from back in the old days when I used to use Windows over a decade ago. Ejecting devices (called "unmounting in Linux") has always been hit-or-miss in Windows. You often times get an error saying "Windows cannot eject this device right now, try again later". And then later, sometimes, you still can't eject it. One of those weird Windows failures that pop up fairly regularly.

10-17-2017, 05:20 AM	#4
AlanD Junior Member Posts: 8 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: Kindle	SmartEject plugin is just what I needed - problem solved. I've initially configured it not to do any checking but I'll experiment. As for Windows failing to eject/unmount devices this can still be a problem. It's generally on large capacity devices where I suspect there's background virus-checking which keeps it locked.

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