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  1. usb - Can't safely eject external hard drive on Windows 10. How to ...

    Jul 4, 2021 · Whenever I am trying to eject my external hard drive I am getting " Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device " alert and it is not allowing me to eject the device safely. (System : Windows …

  2. How to safely remove a USB drive when "Windows can't stop your …

    49 Sometimes when I try to remove an external USB hard drive I get the message: Windows can't stop your 'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it. I tried closing all programs on the …

  3. Windows 7: Error Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device

    Jul 21, 2016 · 0 Sometimes, when trying to eject (remove) an external USB hard drive, Windows 7 issues the following error: Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device Windows can't stop your …

  4. How do you disconnect a USB drive when getting a "this device is ...

    I noticed that she left her thumb drive in the USB port, and so I tried to safely eject it, but I get the following message: Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device This device is currently in use. …

  5. Is Windows unable to re-mount USB Attached SCSI (UAS) devices after ...

    Aug 7, 2021 · Device Manager shows it as a Storage Controller named "USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device" and has this error: "Windows cannot use this hardware device because it has …

  6. Safely Ejecting a Drive - I almost never find any program using the ...

    Safely ejecting a USB drive unmounts the filesystem before it's removed from the device and is recommended to prevent filesystem corruption, which will eventually happen if safely ejecting it is not …

  7. Safely removing USB gets "Windows can't stop your device because a ...

    Jan 17, 2019 · After years struggling with safely removing USB external hard drives, and getting the famous "Windows can't stop your device because a program is still using it.

  8. usb - Why are all my external drives experiencing errors? - Super User

    Apr 5, 2025 · Re-mounting: After ejecting the external storage, the usual message shows "Safe to remove hardware. The USB Attached SCSI (UAS) Mass Storage Device can now be safely removed …

  9. Can't Safely Remove USB, handle on MasterFileStatus.db

    Aug 6, 2023 · The "Safely Remove" function for USB drives does not work on my system. I always get the standard message: Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device This device is …

  10. How to eject external harddrive, if it's already offline?

    Oct 24, 2020 · I got the usual Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device and then try again. OK There's …