Can't eject USB disk

[Guest laurenkcyza]

Hi,

I'm out of ideas and hope someone on the forum can help. When I try

to eject my USB flash drive using the "Unplug or Eject Hardware"

wizard the system gives a message: The device'Generic volume'cannot be

stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.This is a

usually behavior and I have exited programs using USB disk. How do I

eject a USB device? Any help would be appreciated.

Thank you!

[Guest dc]

Re: Can't eject USB disk

 

Does the Event Viewer tell you anything?

 

Try looking at all of the processes and note them.

Log off and back on.

Left click the system tray icon and see if it says it's okay.

I had the trouble a long time ago, but don't recall exactly which of my

processes were in use and wouldn't release the external jump drive.

 

If that doesn't work try going to Computer Management/Disk management and

deleting the partition and reformatting the jump drive to NTFS. If delete

the partition is shaded out and "Make Partition Active"

 

This may help

http://www.adrc.net/data_recovery_resources/data_storage_media/how_to_partition_format_harddisk.htm

 

good luck,

dc

 

 

"laurenkcyza" <laurenkcyza@yahoo.com> wrote in message

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> Hi,

> I'm out of ideas and hope someone on the forum can help. When I try

> to eject my USB flash drive using the "Unplug or Eject Hardware"

> wizard the system gives a message: The device'Generic volume'cannot be

> stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.This is a

> usually behavior and I have exited programs using USB disk. How do I

> eject a USB device? Any help would be appreciated.

> Thank you!

>

[Guest Roger Fink]

Re: Can't eject USB disk

 

laurenkcyza wrote:

> Hi,

> I'm out of ideas and hope someone on the forum can help. When I try

> to eject my USB flash drive using the "Unplug or Eject Hardware"

> wizard the system gives a message: The device'Generic volume'cannot be

> stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.This is a

> usually behavior and I have exited programs using USB disk. How do I

> eject a USB device? Any help would be appreciated.

> Thank you!

 

I get that message whenever Windows Explorer is open. When I close it and

try again, things work as they should.

[Guest Enkidu]

Re: Can't eject USB disk

 

laurenkcyza wrote:

> Hi,

> I'm out of ideas and hope someone on the forum can help. When I try

> to eject my USB flash drive using the "Unplug or Eject Hardware"

> wizard the system gives a message: The device'Generic volume'cannot be

> stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later.This is a

> usually behavior and I have exited programs using USB disk. How do I

> eject a USB device? Any help would be appreciated.

> Thank you!

>

Do you have it open in Explorer? What often happens is that you insert

the USB key, navigate to it in Explorer, then do whatever you want on

it. When you finish, you try to stop the device, but it won't because it

is open in Explorer. If this is your problem, try clicking in the

'Folders' pane onto another drive, eg C: and try to stop the device again.

 

Cheers,

 

Cliff

 

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[Guest zhengshareware]

Re: Can't eject USB disk

 

You may try the software removable storage guard. It has a powerful

function of ejecting.

Download link:

http://www.download.com/Removable-Storage-Guard/3000-2239_4-10708709....

http://www.tucows.com/software_detail.html?id=513961