I usually follow the computer instruction, but one of my fellow Officers refuses to believe that any damage will result if she just pulled it out. Does this do damage to the computer or to the usb storage devise? Please help.
2007-08-28 21:32:36 · 11 answers · asked by CuteKat 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Other - Hardware
When you plug out the USB storage device suddenly, there's a sudden voltage change in both the main board and the USB device. The outcome depends on your luck. Some people do it once only, the computer or the device gone case, some people do it million times then finally ran into this problem. Some people do it over the decades and still doing the same thing but nothing happen.
2007-08-28 22:32:43 · answer #1 · answered by Wa Lao 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
A USB storage device does not get damaged by being pulled out of the port. The only thing(s) that could get damaged would be the actual files. If a file is being read/written to when the stick is pulled out, there is a chance that the file on the stick may be corrupted. Doing a "Safely Remove Hardware" or "eject" procedure will ensure nothing is being read or written, and therefore keeping file corruption to a very very low amount, if any at all. Any time a "Safely Remove Hardware" or "eject" procedure fails it usually means something is being accessed on the drive itself.
2007-08-28 21:41:22 · answer #2 · answered by graywolfman 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are some cases of the damage to the USB device, if pulled out directly.
So it is better to follow the computer instructions
2007-08-28 21:51:10 · answer #3 · answered by Angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As long as whatever file transfer has been successfully completed, there is low risk (I am NOT saying there is NO risk) that the memory stick will be damaged. Even if something wrong were to happen, at most you will only lose all your information inside the mem stick.
Me myself always removed it after files transfer is completed. I cant be bother to stop the device first everytime.
2007-08-28 21:42:48 · answer #4 · answered by marsulein 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh, that warning is useless. The only way it could deal damage is if you pull it out when a file on it is LOADING or SAVING. In this case, the file will most likely be corrupted, since the data is in mid-manipulation. The device will still work fine, though.
2007-08-28 21:41:14 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I lost all the files on my USB drive once by pulling it out with out first clicking on safely remove the device. It was on a windows 98 machine. Since then I always safely remove it.
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2007-08-28 21:44:59 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In win98 you can safely unplug the flash drive directly. In other editions it will be safe to unplug the device first so that any files that are under transfer are stopped or completed and you will get the message "it is safe to unplug the device". In rare circumstances it may damage the flash drive or you may loose the data on flash drive.
2007-08-28 21:53:51 · answer #7 · answered by kedarsainath 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When you pull it out while data is being transferred yes, you risk damaging not only the information that you're transferring but also the drive itself. Generally it won't do anything damaging to the drive if you pull it out while it's not running, but why risk it?
2007-08-28 21:41:56 · answer #8 · answered by Secret Asian Man 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to see if it works from another computer. If not, it's something wrong with that. Plug it in your computer. Right click on My Computer > Manage > Disk Management > on the bottom right, find your USB drive > (right click) on Change drive letter and paths > (highlight drive) click on Change (assign to a higher letter). Click OK on your way out.
2016-05-20 23:24:49 · answer #9 · answered by nicol 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You will loose some important data in the usb and also in the computer.
2007-08-28 22:39:30 · answer #10 · answered by OCHIENG B 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋