My 80GB WD drive requires use of the "safely remove hardware" routine, so I
went through your suggested route, and found that it was already set to
"optimize for quick removal". It normally tells me that I cannot safely
remove the drive when I try it the first time. If I wait a while and try
again, it works fine.
I once tried two quick attempts, and ended up with some corrupted files.
Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA
----- Original Message -----
From: "CyberSimian" <OlySimian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 21, 2010 10:35 AM
Subject: [OM] Quick Removal of USB Disks (was: OT - new monitor setup)
> Candace Lemarr wrote (Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:29 PM):
>
>> The only thing different between the 4 is that the 1TB (WD) must be
>> disconnected by using "safely remove hardware" (per manufacturer's
>> instructions) each time I unplug it from the tower, I am guessing
>> perhaps because it has no on/off button. If I simply unplug it, it tells
>> me that writing to the HDD failed, even though the writing was already
>> done, and all files are there. Windows XP.
>
> I am pretty sure that this is due to the settings being used for the 1TB
> USB
> disk. Do the following (this applies to Windows XP, but Vista/Win7 will
> be
> similar):
>
> (1) Plug in the USB disk and power it up. Wait for Windows to recognise
> it.
>
> (2) Left click "Start", then "My Computer".
>
> (3) Right click the icon for the USB disk, then left click "Properties".
>
> (4) Left click "Hardware".
>
> (5) Identify the USB disk amongst those listed, then left click it,
> followed
> by "Properties".
>
> (6) Left click "Policies".
>
> (7) You now have a choice of "Optimize for quick removal" or "Optimize for
> performance". Left click the former, then "OK", and "OK" again.
>
> This should enable you to unplug the disk without having to use the
> "Safely
> Remove Hardware" procedure, and without losing or corrupting any data.
> (If
> you are left handed and have reversed the meanings of your mouse buttons,
> reverse the left/right identifications specified above.)
>
> -- from CyberSimian in the UK
>
>
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