[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
:: I usually click on "Stop" a 2nd time and that works for me over 90%
:: of the time.
That never seems to work for me.....
Do not simply unplug a USB external hard drive or
:: switch it off. This may mess up the file and/or partition structure
:: thus making the data unreadable. Been there, done that. Shut the
:: computer down before you switch off or unplug the external hard
:: drive, unless your clicking on "Stop" worked.
It may, but if you know you haven't been writing to drive for a while
(several minutes), it seems to not be much of a problem doing this, in my
experience.