If you’ve ever wondered about properly ejecting a flash drive vs just yanking it out of the computer – you always want to eject. Windows *tries* to ensure you won’t corrupt your flash drive if you just pull it out, but it can’t ensure it – and all it takes is that one time and you lose everything… So be sure to eject the drive before removing it!


Do I Really Need to Eject USB Drives Before Removing Them?
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Dear Lifehacker,Some of my computers (like my Mac) are always warning me about disconnecting flash drives without ejecting, while Windows doesn’t seem to have a problem—in fact, my external USB drive doesn’t even have an eject option.