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Is it possible to disable write caching on a USB mass storage device on Mac OS X?

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On Windows, there's a setting for removable drives called "optimize for quick removal", which disables write caching so you can just unplug your removable drive without causing filesystem corruption. I've googled a lot, but I can't find any information on whether the same setting exists for OS X. Iā€¦

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This should be possible by manually mounting the drive via the terminal. You'll have to eject the drive when you plug it in and then remount it in the terminal using the option. The best way to go about this would be to run in the terminal and take ā€¦

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