Hello Chris,

On Tue, 19 Sep 2006 10:09:25 -0500 GMT (19/09/2006, 22:09 +0700 GMT),
Chris W. wrote:

>> This is what I meant in my earlier post. What I am confused about
>> is: What data is being written for so long? Any idea?

CW> In order to increase overall system performance, Windows often buffers
CW> reads and writes. After a flurry of activity when closing The Bat!,
CW> Windows probably waits a while for things to settle down before
CW> committing the changes to the disk.

That sounds like a smart move of Windows. I think it only takes so
long because the the USB stick isn't that fast. May that be?

CW> If you use the "Safely Remove Devices" applet, Windows will flush the
CW> buffers immediately and (perhaps) allow you to remove the device
CW> sooner.

No, I always use "Safely Remove". It takes a while (less than a
minute) after closing Voyager before Windows agrees.

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Cheers,
Thomas.

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http://thomas.fernandez.hat-gar-keine-homepage.de/

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