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The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right nowI have a lot of USB hard drive, flash memory cards, and other removable storage sitting around my computer. I connect and disconnect them all the time, depending on what data I need. Over time, I've learned to click on the "Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device - Drive(F:)" in Windows XP before actually unplugging a removable drive. However, sometimes I get the "Problem Ejecting USB Mass Storage Device" error dialog (see screen shot below). The dialog always says, "The device 'Generic volume' cannot be stopped right now. Try stopping the device again later." This error dialog always gives me a headache at first, because I am forced to shutdown my computer and start over. But soon I learned the conditions that are giving me the error, so that I can change the condition to remove the drive without restarting Windows. The following are some of the conditions I know about:
I've listed several reasons why you can't unmount a drive in Windows XP. If you know of any other conditions, please feel free to share with us. Attached Image: Chieh Cheng I should mention that if all else fails and you can't safely remove the device no matter what you try, then it's time to shutdown the computer. 99% of the time, that will safely un-mount your device from your computer. When your computer is off, you can unplug your device. Chieh Cheng So you are saying that if i shut the computer with my external hard drive still attached, it will not damage my hard drive? Well that works with me. A Yes. As long as you select shutdown from the Start menu and let Windows shut down your computer to the point where your computer turns off, you will be fine. Chieh Cheng Pen drives have similar problems i.e hardware or virus problems. Some common problems and their uncommon solutions about pen drives are listed. http://www.tutkiun.com/2010/03/solutions-to-usb-pen-drive-pr . . . Matt When the computer hibernate or shut down with removable USB pluged, on return to Windows, this issue occurs. GTLANTYS Sometimes you can shut down explorer but it's still working in the background (the ever ending prob with windows). there's some free software which can stop windows refusing to delete unwanted files, which also works with shutting down the process of explorer locking usb removal. greygalah I will never get the recognition for this but the problem is with .mod files on the device. Explorer dont drop it handles to these files after thay have been accesed in any way ... such as enetring a directory with a .mod file on it ... I discovered this becuase I had to identical drives, one removed fine and the other didnt ... I had a rootfs.mod file on the problem drive ... So then I tested putting and empty txt file on a disk, renaming it test.mod ... bam locked volume ... ProcessNT show multiple handles to the files .... obviously killing explorer or the handles will allow the flash drive to be removed and it can be restarted but but ... I just sent this info as feedback on http://support.microsoft.com/kb/555665 ... So if you removed the mod files, rename them or move them to a folder that will not be accessed or viewed by explorer, your drived will unmount ok ... I hope MS fix whatever the problem is in some update to explorer ... Qnxunix I might have another connection related to the "...cannot be dismounted because it etc.." error. I haven't got it to work yet, but it might be another thing to try, at least another factor in the equation. One of my HDs has a directory called "Recycler", which seems to be temp storage for things I have deleted from the drive while it is mounted. I think it actually points to the recycle bin on my "C" drive. The same items show in the Recycle Bin. I emptied the R Bin, but this didn't clear it yet. Maybe it would for some people. BTW, I have tried your other sugg's but no luck yet. John Chaffey I found that if you're viewing an Adobe document from your USB drive, it never really "closes" even if you've exited out of it. If you go to Task Manager (usually I just right-click on the Start bar in a blank space and choose it from the pop-up menu), then go to the Processes tab and look for "acrotray.exe" or something Adobe-y related. Click on the Image Name column heading to sort it alphabetically if you can't see it right away. Then, I just highlight the file and click the "End Process" button. You'll get the typical warning message asking if you're sure you want to terminate it, just press Yes. Windows XP should let go of your USB drive immediately through the typical steps to safely remove it. I hope this helps someone! lmlewis517 I've found two reasons: {p.s. there are no numbers in my email address} Morgan Glines Hi, For me even closing or ending explorer.exe via taskmgr doesn't allow me to eject my usb drive. I have tried using process explorer to close the file handle on that drive which seems to work. I found it here: http://jedmallen.com/xp-unable-to-eject-usb-drive-error-the- . . . Primum Nocti
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