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Do I need to "safety USB removal" before hibernating?
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Mar 15, 2026341 viewsConfidence Score0%
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Hi all I was wondering if I have to do a "safety USB removal" before shutting down the computer / hibernating (since I hardly shut down) the computer? Or is it fine to simply hibernate the computer and (when the power is cut) unplug the USB ?
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Pulling a USB device while shutdown is fine (it's actually probably the "best" time to do it). Doing it while hibernated should be safe as well (as nothing will be writing to it while the system is hibernated), but may cause unexpected results at wa…
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