If I have a USB drive that doesn't have any programs running on it, is it all right to pull it out without stopping it?
What does stopping it first do?
2007-03-14 04:03:54 · 6 answers · asked by The Rationalist 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Add-ons
Stopping the drive will commit any usaved data to the drive itself. You can use this test to see the difference....
Save a large file to the drive, and yank it.
Put it back in. The file is not there
Save it again, stop and yank it.
Put it back in, the file is saved.
If you arent worried about not having data saved to the drive, there is no real issue with just yanking it. Its one of those computer no-no's....like hard killing your machine instead of running through the shutdown process. Um.....not that Ive ever done THAT....really!! :)
2007-03-14 04:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by dmc177 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Advisable to stop it first to save ur USB drive. For stopping click on the Usb drive logo appearing on the right side of the task bar and then click stop.
THANKS
2007-03-14 11:08:35 · answer #2 · answered by AVANISH JI 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can but you risk corrupting the data on your USB drive when you do. I wouldn't do it just bc of the risk, all though that it may be a small one. I still would not want to chance losing anything on my USB drive.
2007-03-14 11:16:59 · answer #3 · answered by chymera 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i have used 3 different models of usb drive, and have never, ever had to do anything other than wait for file transfer before yanking it.
2007-03-14 11:11:11 · answer #4 · answered by joelius24 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You could suffer a loss of data or a corrupt program. However, I have done this before and been OK! Still, it is better to close it down before unplugging it.
2007-03-14 11:07:29 · answer #5 · answered by Jen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem,as long no data is being transferred when you unplug it.
2007-03-14 11:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋