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How to safely remove a USB drive when "Windows can't stop your 'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it."?
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Sometimes when I try to remove an external USB hard drive I get the message: Windows can't stop your 'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it. I tried closing all programs on the Desktop, but it still won't give the "safe to remove" message. I am generally able to make flash driv…
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Fix for: How to safely remove a USB drive when "Windows can't stop your 'Generic volume' device because a program is still using it."?
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Look for RemoveDrive on this page (direct link to the Drive Tools page RemoveDrive tool section). Those pages also have good related information. The RemoveDrive tool is useful also when you Do not get ‘Safely remove’ option in Tray for USB storage …
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