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What is the difference between "safely remove" and "eject"?

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Mar 15, 20265605 views

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Eject would normally make sense for CDs, etc., and safely remove tends to be used with USB media. However, my Kindle (which connects over USB) shows distinct behavior when using the two options: After ejecting a Kindle, you can use it normally (i.e., read books), but after safely removing it, it sh…

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removes the media from the device (e.g., ejects the CD tray) but doesn't remove the device itself. flushes any pending writes from the cache and removes the entire device.

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What is the difference between "safely remove" and "eject"?

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