Card Reader - Safely Remove Hardware

[Cooter]

I use a multi-format card reader connected through the USB port. When the
reader and a card are plugged in, the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon displays
in the system tray. I frequently need to read several cards of a similar or
different format at one sitting. Before removing a card I understand I
should go through the Safely Remove Hardware routine to flush the read /.
write buffers; however, when I do this it de-activates the card reader, so I
have to unplug / replug the reader each time I change cards. Is there a
safe, Bill Gates-approved way to change cards without going through all
this?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Doug]

I use a multi-format card reader connected through the USB port. When the
reader and a card are plugged in, the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon
displays in the system tray. I frequently need to read several cards of a
similar or different format at one sitting. Before removing a card I
understand I should go through the Safely Remove Hardware routine to flush
the read /. write buffers; however, when I do this it de-activates the card
reader, so I have to unplug / replug the reader each time I change cards.
Is there a safe, Bill Gates-approved way to change cards without going
through all this?

Thanks for any help.

Personally instead of using "Safely Remove Hardware" I right click the
drive(card) I want to remove and click eject. This should ensure all
read/writes are complete without removing the entire reader.

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[Mike Cawood, HND BIT]

I use a multi-format card reader connected through the USB port. When the
reader and a card are plugged in, the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon
displays in the system tray. I frequently need to read several cards of a
similar or different format at one sitting. Before removing a card I
understand I should go through the Safely Remove Hardware routine to flush
the read /. write buffers; however, when I do this it de-activates the card
reader, so I have to unplug / replug the reader each time I change cards.
Is there a safe, Bill Gates-approved way to change cards without going
through all this?

Thanks for any help.

Don't use the Safely Remove Hardware when you pull the card out.

Find the drive in Windows Explorer
Right click & select Properties
Select the Hardware tab
Select the appropriate drive
Click on the Properties button
Select Policies tab
Check Optimize for Quick Removal

This turns off the write buffer
Mike.