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How to Fix Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device Error (2019 Updated)

by Mathew Howard
How to Fix Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device Error (2019 Updated)

When you try to safely remove a USB flash drive or an external hard drive from the computer by right-clicking on the device icon in the system tray and selecting “Safe to remove hardware”, sometimes it gives you an error that “it is not safe to remove hardware”. This error message prevents you from disconnecting their device safely because it is being used by another window or program. This is a complete error message.

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What to do with a USB storage device in use Error?

The standard process for resolving the error “Problem when ejecting USB storage device The device is in use Close any program or window that may be using the device and try again later” should look like this:

Determines which program is currently running on the device and closes it.

However, the real issue might be not that simple. Most users had nothing open or running when they receive this error message. As a result, they simply ignore the error and disconnect the device anyway resulting in loss of data.

Now the seemingly small problem becomes serious enough. As a result of the abrupt removal of a USB device that is currently used in a process, the device will suffer an even more serious problem. Most likely, you will receive other USB problems, like USB external hard disk is not accessible, access is denied or the external USB hard disk can not be opened.

Detailed Method to solve “The device is in use” Oroblem and Safely Eject USB Drive

If you have tried the general methods, including logging out and logging into the system, reboot the system once or twice but still could not eliminate the error then check these three steps to disable the program that the USB resource is taking.

Step 1. Find the application that is currently using the USB device in the Task Manager
Press the Ctrl + Alt + Delete keys to open the Task Manager .
Access the Task Manager, on the Process tab , find the applications that are using the USB device.
Right-click on the selected application and select End Task .

Step 2. Eject the USB drive in the Disk Management
Right-click on My Computer (Windows 7) or This PC (Windows 10) and click Manage.
In Storage , click Disk Management .
Find and right click on the USB device you wish to remove and click on Eject . (Note – If it is an external hard disk that you are going to disconnect in Disk Management, you will have to choose the option “Deactivate.” The next time you put the unit back in the computer for your use, you must return to the Disk management and put it in the “On screen” state.

Step 3. Eject the USB device in Device Manager
Start -> Control panel -> Hardware and sound -> Device manager .
Click on Disk drives . All storage devices connected to your PC will be displayed.
Right-click on the device that has the problem you want to eject, and then select Uninstall .
Click OK if you are asked to confirm the operation.
Wait for the process to finish and then remove the device.

Mathew Howard

Matt has been playing video games since the day he learned how to (duh). He still remembers his first ventures into SEGA Bass Fishing. Matt loves most gaming and tech to make sure that his title of "Geek" is well earned!

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