I reported a while back on a product called Unlocker if you are having problems unlocking your USB drive from a Windows operating system. Today I bring you another package which does the same function; however, is easier to use.
USB Drive Ejector is a simple utility which lists all USB devices on your buss and with a double click – you can unlock and eject the device.
This is a great tool to have in case you’ve ran into:
Cannot delete file, access denied
Sharing violation
Source destination file in use
File is in use by another program, etc.
However, you should always proceed with caution when a stubborn drive wont eject. Sometimes…and I mean sometimes…there are reasons. Such as virus software scanning the memory device or Windows writing to the device in cache memory. These examples are far and few between so a couple of common sense activities might be in order, such as closing your virus scan software or if a large amount of data was recently copied to your flash memory drive, then wait a few more minutes.
For most situations, using the USB drive ejector software is a safe bet. Download page.
Why not just pull the drive out and forget about all this safe removal process? Read this.
Matt LeBoff
Kicking around in technology since 2002. I like to write about technology products and ideas, but at the consumer level understanding. Some tech, but not too techie.
