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<div class="hgroup pagewide"><h1 class="title"><span class="title">Safely remove an external drive</span></h1></div>
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<p class="p">When you use external storage devices like USB flash drives, you
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should safely remove them before unplugging them. If you just unplug
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a device, you run the risk of unplugging while an application is still
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using it. This could result in some of your files being lost or damaged.
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When you use an optical disc like a CD or DVD, you can use the same steps
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<div class="title title-steps"><h2><span class="title">To eject a removable device:</span></h2></div>
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open <span class="app">Files</span>.</p></li>
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<p class="p">Locate the device in the sidebar. It should have a small eject icon
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next to the name. Click the eject icon to safely remove or eject the
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<p class="p">Alternately, you can right-click the name of the device in the sidebar
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and select <span class="gui">Eject</span>.</p>
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<div class="hgroup pagewide"><h2 class="title"><span class="title">Safely remove a device that is in use</span></h2></div>
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<p class="p">If any of the files on the device are open and in use by an application,
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you will not be able to safely remove the device. You will be prompted with a
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window telling you <span class="gui">Volume is busy</span>. To safely remove the device:</p>
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<li class="steps"><p class="p">Click <span class="gui">Cancel</span>.</p></li>
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<li class="steps"><p class="p">Close all the files on the device.</p></li>
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<li class="steps"><p class="p">Click the eject icon to safely remove or eject the
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sidebar and select <span class="gui">Eject</span>.</p></li>
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