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HextorBRX

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Registered: 2017-08-20

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PCManFM-Qt: eject or unmount USB?

Hello

I would like to know whether I should eject or unmount a USB flash drive before unplugging it. PCManFM-Qt does not have a "safely remove drive" option, only "eject" and "unmount".

I did some research and I think that "eject" is the closest thing to "safely remove drive". Is there a viable software that can remove USB flash drives safely? 

Thanks

Panopticon

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Registered: 2018-01-27

Posts: 306  

Re: PCManFM-Qt: eject or unmount USB?

Hi, ive always thought that eject disk to be the better option to safely remove usb's. Im pretty sure eject makes it safe to remove where as unmount just unmounts the drives partition or partitions, dont really know the specifics of either in a technical sense.

Last edited by Panopticon (2018-11-18 12:34:40)

fsmithred

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Registered: 2016-11-25

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Re: PCManFM-Qt: eject or unmount USB?

See if the drive shows up in 'fdisk -l' after eject vs. unmount. I have a feeling it might be different.

ralph.ronnquist

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Registered: 2016-11-30

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Re: PCManFM-Qt: eject or unmount USB?

Isn't eject just umount for all partitions on the "drive", followed by an eject command to the drive; though USB drives typically ignores that, unless it's a USB CD drive, or something.