Using it would be a good precaution since it flushes the cache before
the USB device is shut down or disconnected. By this, it is meant that
whatever is being transferred to the external hard drive is completed.
Using it would be a good precaution since it flushes the cache before
the USB device is shut down or disconnected. By this, it is meant that
whatever is being transferred to the external hard drive is completed.
Many Thanks.
I always did it with my USB Flash Drive , and then it occurred that perhaps
I should do the same with the USB External HD.
Nice to have confirmation !
Only if it set up for write back cacheing (or in other words: configured for
faster operation). If it is configured for write through cacheing (or
configured for fast removal), it is not necessary. The configuration can be
made by right clicking the appropriate drive once the safely remove dialog
has been opened.
My philosopy is that all external drives were meant:
Not to be activated until the OS is up and running.
Be deactivated before the OS is closed.
There are exceptions, like when I need a firewire drive up and running so my
boot image software CD can see it at boot time.
Like everything else, unforeseen stuff may happen either way you try to do
things.
--
Dave
Profound is we're here due to a chance arrangement
of chemicals in the ocean billions of years ago.
More profound is we made it to the top of the food
chain per our reasoning abilities.
Most profound is the denial of why we may
be on the way out.
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