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Since: Jan 27, 2004
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:00 pm
Post subject: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it
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Does this happen to anyone else? This seems to happen a lot, on several
machines running XP SP2 and removeable flash drives.
I'm about to try to remove the drive. All applications that were actually
using files on that drive have been closed. There are no open Explorer
windows - or any of any kind, for that matter. I'm sitting there, looking
at the desktop, and yet Safely Remove tells me that the mass storage device
can't be stopped right now.
So I fire up Opened Files View and have a look at what's keeping it open.
Invariably it's explorer.exe which is keeping the root, or last accessed
folder on that drive open. I tell the utility to close the file handle,
and then I can eject the drive without a problem.
Anyone have an idea what causes this? Do I chalk this up to "Windows
annoyances"? |
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Since: Nov 05, 2005
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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On Nov 27, 8:49 pm, retsu....TakeThisOut@xinap.moc (Mike S.) wrote:
> Does this happen to anyone else? This seems to happen a lot, on several
> machines running XP SP2 and removeable flash drives.
>
> I'm about to try to remove the drive. All applications that were actually
> using files on that drive have been closed. There are no open Explorer
> windows - or any of any kind, for that matter. I'm sitting there, looking
> at the desktop, and yet Safely Remove tells me that the mass storage device
> can't be stopped right now.
>
> So I fire up Opened Files View and have a look at what's keeping it open.
> Invariably it's explorer.exe which is keeping the root, or last accessed
> folder on that drive open. I tell the utility to close the file handle,
> and then I can eject the drive without a problem.
>
> Anyone have an idea what causes this? Do I chalk this up to "Windows
> annoyances"?
It is possibly because explorer is showing files on the device.
Collapse the files on the USB device, and open up any other directory
on your hard drive. Then try and eject the USB device.
I think this what I normally do, a pain and I would agree a MS
annoyance.
Michael |
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Since: Nov 10, 2003
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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mscotgrove.DeleteThis@aol.com wrote in news:90ebb681-f691-4cf1-8dbb-c03bc73ddac4@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com
> On Nov 27, 8:49 pm, retsu....DeleteThis@xinap.moc (Mike S.) wrote:
> > Does this happen to anyone else? This seems to happen a lot, on several
> > machines running XP SP2 and removeable flash drives.
> >
> > I'm about to try to remove the drive. All applications that were actually
> > using files on that drive have been closed. There are no open Explorer
> > windows - or any of any kind, for that matter. I'm sitting there, looking
> > at the desktop, and yet Safely Remove tells me that the mass storage device
> > can't be stopped right now.
> >
> > So I fire up Opened Files View and have a look at what's keeping it open.
> > Invariably it's explorer.exe which is keeping the root, or last accessed
> > folder on that drive open. I tell the utility to close the file handle,
> > and then I can eject the drive without a problem.
> >
> > Anyone have an idea what causes this? Do I chalk this up to "Windows
> > annoyances"?
> It is possibly because explorer is showing files on the device.
What part of
"There are no open Explorer windows - or any of any kind, for that matter"
did not register with you?
>
> Collapse the files on the USB device, and open up any other directory
> on your hard drive. Then try and eject the USB device.
>
> I think this what I normally do, a pain and I would agree a MS
> annoyance.
>
> Michael >> Stay informed about: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:01 am
Post subject: Re: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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In article <474cb04a$0$47120$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net>,
Folkert Rienstra <folkertdotrienstra RemoveThis @freeler.nl> wrote:
>mscotgrove@aol.com wrote in
>news:90ebb681-f691-4cf1-8dbb-c03bc73ddac4@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com
>> On Nov 27, 8:49 pm, retsu... RemoveThis @xinap.moc (Mike S.) wrote:
>> > Does this happen to anyone else? This seems to happen a lot, on several
>> > machines running XP SP2 and removeable flash drives.
>> >
>> > I'm about to try to remove the drive. All applications that were actually
>> > using files on that drive have been closed. There are no open Explorer
>> > windows - or any of any kind, for that matter. I'm sitting there, looking
>> > at the desktop, and yet Safely Remove tells me that the mass storage device
>> > can't be stopped right now.
>> >
>> > So I fire up Opened Files View and have a look at what's keeping it open.
>> > Invariably it's explorer.exe which is keeping the root, or last accessed
>> > folder on that drive open. I tell the utility to close the file handle,
>> > and then I can eject the drive without a problem.
>> >
>> > Anyone have an idea what causes this? Do I chalk this up to "Windows
>> > annoyances"?
>
>> It is possibly because explorer is showing files on the device.
>
>What part of
>"There are no open Explorer windows - or any of any kind, for that matter"
>did not register with you?
>
>>
>> Collapse the files on the USB device, and open up any other directory
>> on your hard drive. Then try and eject the USB device.
>>
>> I think this what I normally do, a pain and I would agree a MS
>> annoyance.
>>
>> Michael
Yes, as I stated in the OP, there are no open windows.
Someone just emailed me to suggest that I check Folder Options to be sure
that cacheing of thumbnails is turned off. Sounds logical; I'm going to
give that a try. >> Stay informed about: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2007 7:01 pm
Post subject: Re: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Mike S. wrote in news:fijsup$ftu$1@reader1.panix.com
> In article 474cb04a$0$47120$892e7fe2@authen.yellow.readfreenews.net, Folkert Rienstra wrote:
> > mscotgrove.TakeThisOut@aol.com wrote in news:90ebb681-f691-4cf1-8dbb-c03bc73ddac4@w28g2000hsf.googlegroups.com
> > > On Nov 27, 8:49 pm, retsu....TakeThisOut@xinap.moc (Mike S.) wrote:
> > > > Does this happen to anyone else? This seems to happen a lot, on several
> > > > machines running XP SP2 and removeable flash drives.
> > > >
> > > > I'm about to try to remove the drive. All applications that were
> > > > actually using files on that drive have been closed. There are no open
> > > > Explorer windows - or any of any kind, for that matter. I'm sitting
> > > > there, looking at the desktop, and yet Safely Remove tells me that the
> > > > mass storage device can't be stopped right now.
> > > >
> > > > So I fire up Opened Files View and have a look at what's keeping it
> > > > open. Invariably it's explorer.exe which is keeping the root, or last
> > > > accessed folder on that drive open. I tell the utility to close the
> > > > file handle, and then I can eject the drive without a problem.
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have an idea what causes this? Do I chalk this up to "Windows
> > > > annoyances"?
> >
> > > It is possibly because explorer is showing files on the device.
> >
> > What part of
> > "There are no open Explorer windows - or any of any kind, for that matter"
> > did not register with you?
> >
> > >
> > > Collapse the files on the USB device, and open up any other directory
> > > on your hard drive. Then try and eject the USB device.
> > >
> > > I think this what I normally do, a pain and I would agree a MS annoyance.
> > >
> > > Michael
>
> Yes, as I stated in the OP, there are no open windows.
>
> Someone just emailed me to suggest that I check Folder Options to be sure
> that cacheing of thumbnails is turned off.
> Sounds logical;
No, not really.
> I'm going to give that a try. >> Stay informed about: Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it |
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