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USB removable devices such as flash drives and portable hard drives are these days a part of everyday life. One problem Windows has had throughout this time removable devices have been around, is it’s not the best at handling them when they are attached and removed. While this has improved over the years and it’s better in newer operating systems like Windows 10, handling USB devices is still not great.

The Windows built in Safely Remove Hardware function sometimes doesn’t work the way it should and in some situations the icon can even disappear altogether. It can also be tricky identifying devices if you have several plugged in at once. There are some shareware applications around like USB Safely Remove or Zentimo that enhance how USB removable devices are handled.

In this article we’ll look at 5 freeware programs that can help control your portable USB drives and other removable devices, especially while trying to remove or eject. All tools were tested in Windows 7 and 10.

1. USB Disk Ejector

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USB Disk Ejector is probably the closest available free alternative to the shareware USB Safely Remove application. It’s also open source and a portable standalone executable that you can place anywhere, including on the removable drive you want to eject. When you click the tray icon a small window opens in the bottom right corner of the desktop with a list of devices that can be selected for removal.

Double click on the device, press the Enter key or use the right click tray menu to eject it, double right click to open the device. If any applications launched from the drive are open, they can be asked to close or forced to close. The option for what to do can be changed in Options > Ejection. There are also command line arguments for ejecting the device. Using /Removethis will eject the drive the program is running on while /Removeletter n removes a specific drive using a drive letter.

In the Options you will find some useful settings for controlling how the program sees card readers and whether to hide a reader with no media devices attached. In Hotkeys you can also create a keyboard shortcut to automatically eject a device. Select the type of eject, enter the hotkey combination into the box, select the drive letter/name and click Add.

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2. ProEject

ProEject is a little bit like USB Disk Ejector because it opens a small window in the bottom right corner of your desktop. This shows the available drives on the system and you can right click on the device you want to eject, and eject it. It’s also possible through settings to eject on double click. In addition to that, you get the option to show the drive properties or open it in Explorer. ProEject is portable and very light on system resources.

Besides the standard removal of portable devices, ProEject can automatically close open applications and windows that are being run from the drive. The Exclusions tab in Settings allows you to specify executable files that will be ignored when trying to execute the close. It can also clean left over registry traces and folders including the Temp folder. Clean, Close and Eject can be launched individually or all will run together by selecting the ProEject option.

Unfortunately the official website is no longer there but you can still download the program elsewhere. A beta is available with more features although it cannot save any settings. Being from 2013, there may well not be any more new releases of ProEject.

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3. EjectUSB

EjectUSB doesn’t have a frontend GUI and instead does its work in one of two ways. Firstly, you can place the EjectUSB executable and settings .INI file onto a removable device and run it. When you eject it copies itself to the Windows Temp folder and runs from there. Or you can run EjectUSB as a command or in a batch and supply the drive letter as the argument. EjectUSB is only a few hundred KB in size and a portable executable but it is getting old now, the last release was in 2009.

In addition to attempting to remove the device, EjectUSB also flushes the file cache, closes running programs and open windows, removes registry entries and recent shortcuts/folders. Those options can be turned off and on from a dedicated settings interface along with a few other functions. An Exclusions lists will keep specific programs open on eject while the Inclusions lists closes the specified executable files even if they are not running from the removable drive.

The close programs on eject function doesn’t really work too well but EjectUSB has a trick up its sleeve. You can add the portable version of the locked file tool Unlocker to the program folder and Eject USB will utilize it when stopping open programs. It can also work alongside and interact with a few other USB eject tools, see the Readme for more information.

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4. HotSwap!

As the name might suggest, HotSwap! is more of a tool to safely eject SATA and eSATA devices and swap them with other drives if you have SATA racks or drive bays. It’s also quite at home ejecting USB and other removable devices from the system. HotSwap! is a standalone portable executable of less than 200KB with separate 32-bit and 64-bit versions available.

HotSwap! works entirely from its system tray icon and you need to change a setting or two so it handles removable devices. Right click the tray icon and go to Device type, select Removable disk drives and Safely removable devices. Unselect Fixed disk drives if you don’t want to interact with fixed drives such as internal hard drives. Optionally unselect Autostart (with Windows) and Spin Down which is only needed for mechanical hard drives.

To eject a device left click on the tray icon and select the device to remove from the menu. HowSwap! will make sure all device volumes are not used and close any open programs that have a handle on the device. Devices can also be ejected via the command line, simply supply the drive letter or its ID.

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5. RemoveDrive

RemoveDrive is a command line only tool that allows you to quickly eject removable devices from the Command Prompt or from within batch scripts. You can either place it on the removable drive itself and run from there or put the exe anywhere else and call the drive to eject as an argument. RemoveDrive has both 32-bit and 64-bit executables.

There’s a number of ways in which to supply a device for ejection. The most common are “” to eject the current drive removedrive.exe is on (removedrive.exe is copied and run from Windows Temp), by drive letter or a friendly name such as “VERBATIM STORE N GO”. More advanced options like wildcards, supplying a device ID or kernel name are available.

RemoveDrive is able to eject the drive or volume, eject TrueCrypt volumes, show open handles and focus the offending application window, and stop the Windows Indexing Service if it’s required. Read the help file for all available arguments.

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There is also another useful application that can eject and unplug/remount USB devices called DevEject. Sadly it has not been updated since 2013 and pops up a nag that the beta has expired and opens a page to the website every time you launch the program. If you can ignore this issue, DevEject is worth looking at.

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Lisa4 months ago

I downloaded and installed the first one – USB Disk Ejector but it is not installed anywhere and I have to go to the location where I opened the zip file and click on the application each time I want to eject a usb drive. I am running windows 10 home edition and it is completely up to date.

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USB Disk Ejector is a portable program and doesn’t install itself. It will also close itself unless you go into Options > Startup and change the tray settings.

You can create a shortcut of the executable and place it in:

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C:UsersusernameAppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsStart MenuProgramsStartup

Then Disk Ejector will start when you start Windows.

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Mike Ess2 years ago

I STRONGLY disagree with the statement that “… it’s better in newer operating systems like Windows 10, …”! In fact, Windows 10 is FAR WORSE than any version of Windows before it. Case in point: Windows 10 does not notify me if it is Ok to remove the USB device the way that Windows 7 does. It will notify me when it is *not* Ok, however, but there is a noticeably longer delay before the notification is displayed. So, if I’m not paying attention and *think* that I waited long enough, I could (and actually have) removed a device before Windows 10 informed me that I shouldn’t have. Thanks, Microsoft, for safe-guarding the integrity of my data … NOT!!!

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If Windows 10 is not notifying you the device is OK to remove then you have another problem because it does notify via popout notification. And it does that no faster or slower than Windows 7.

The notification that it is not OK to remove also appears no faster or slower than it does on Windows 7.

I tried with various USB sticks on 3 machines so would suggest you might have some issues which aren’t necessarily the fault of USB removal.

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Sam2 years ago

ProEject works like a charm. The Windows 10 feature for USB media storage ejection was givin’ me all kinds of problems. Luckily, I came across this article. Thanks a lot!

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For the MacBook Air that does not have an eject button on the keyboard, open Finder and on the left side of the window underneath 'Devices' you can select to eject the disc.
A.

How do I manually eject a disc from my MacBook?

  1. Restart your computer, and hold down the mouse button. If you have a 2 button mouse, hold down the left click.
  2. If your computer has an eject key on the keyboard, restart the computer again, this time holding the eject key.
  3. Open a Terminal window and type in drutil tray eject.

  • How do you open the disk drive on a Mac Pro?

    1. Press the Eject key on Apple Pro Keyboard.
    2. To open the second optical drive on a Power Mac G4 (Mirrored Drive Doors) computer, press Option-Eject on the Apple Pro Keyboard.
    3. Open the Eject application found in the Eject Extras folder.
    4. Click the iTunes eject button (see Figure 1).

  • How do I get to Disk Utility on Mac?

    Follow the steps outlined below for locating and opening Disk Utility from Finder.
    1. Click on the Finder Icon from the dock.
    2. Locate and click to open Applications within the left pane of the Finder window.
    3. Scroll to the bottom of the Applications window to locate and click to and open Utilities.

  • How do I get a CD to play on my Mac?

    1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click CDs & DVDs. (If you don't have an optical drive built into or connected to your Mac, CDs & DVDs preferences aren't available.)
    2. Use the pop-up menus to choose an action for the type of inserted discs.
B.

How do I safely remove USB from a Mac?

Click on the Finder icon at the bottom left of the screen (the left most icon on the Dock). 2. Eject external hard drives, memory cards and more by clicking on the Eject icon next to the name of the device in the Finder window. Look on the left side.

  • How do you eject a USB from a Chromebook?

    To remove your external storage devices, you must click the Eject button, which is located next to the device name on the left side of the Files window. Once you've clicked the Eject button, the device will vanish from your Files window, indicating that it is safe to remove from your Chromebook.

  • How do you eject a flash drive in Windows 10?

    1. Save any open documents you have on the flash drive.
    2. Find the 'Eject' icon.
    3. Click the 'Eject' icon.
    4. Click Eject.
    5. Wait for the 'Safe to Remove Hardware' prompt.
    6. Gently tug the flash drive away from your computer.

  • Where is the Notification Area of Windows 10?

    The notification area is located at the right end of the taskbar, and it contains app icons that provide status and notifications about things like incoming email, updates, and network connectivity. You can change which icons and notifications appear there.
1.

How do you eject a CD from a Macbook Pro?

Restart the machine holding down the (left, or only) mouse button. After that, an icon will appear on the top menu bar on the right hand side that allows ejecting of discs. 3. Open Applications -> iTunes, and select the eject disc icon on its window.
2.

How do I get a stuck disc out of my Mac?

Drag the CD/DVD icon to the Trash, reboot the Mac and hold down the mouse button, or the 'Eject' button on your keyboard. 2. Launch Apple's Disk Utility application, select the stuck CD/DVD and hit the 'Eject' button. If none of these solution works, there's a pretty good chance that there's a hardware problem.
3.

How do you eject a flash drive?

  1. Select the device you want to remove, such as a flash drive, by clicking on it once.
  2. Drag the device to the Trash, which will become an Eject icon as you drag.
4.

How do I eject a disk from my USB Superdrive?

Go to the desktop and control click (right click ) on the cd/dvd icon and choose eject. You can also drag the cd/dvd icon to the trash can which will turn into an eject button.
5.

How do you lock your Macbook Air?

Lock or Sleep Only Your Mac's Screen. To lock your Mac's screen, simultaneously press the following keys: Control + Shift + Eject. If you have a newer Mac that doesn't have an optical drive (and thus has no eject key on the keyboard, such as the Retina MacBook Pro), the command is Control + Shift + Power.
6.

How do I get a CD to play on my Mac?

  1. Choose Apple menu > System Preferences, then click CDs & DVDs. (If you don't have an optical drive built into or connected to your Mac, CDs & DVDs preferences aren't available.)
  2. Use the pop-up menus to choose an action for the type of inserted discs.
7.

How do I use a CD on my Mac?

On the Mac that doesn't have an optical drive, open a Finder window. Select Remote Disc in the Devices section of the sidebar. You should see the computer that has DVD or CD Sharing enabled. Double-click the computer's icon, then click Connect to see the contents of the CD or DVD available from that computer.
8.

How do you burn a CD on a Macbook Pro?

  1. From the iTunes 'File' menu, select 'New Playlist'.
  2. Drag the songs you want to appear on the CD into the playlist.
  3. Click the 'Burn CD' button at the bottom of the playlist window.
  4. Insert a blank CD-R/CD-RW into your computer's disc drive.
  5. Click 'Burn CD' another time.
9.

How do you burn a CD on a Mac?

  1. Insert a blank CD or DVD into your Mac's drive.
  2. From the Action menu, select Open Finder.
  3. Click OK.
  4. Open a new Finder window.
  5. Drag and drop files and folders onto the CD or DVD.
  6. When you're ready to create the disc, click Burn as shown above.
10.

How do you burn a CD on a Macbook Air?

For more information, see Create your own CDs and DVDs.
  1. Insert a blank disc into the optical drive.
  2. Double-click the disc to open its window, then drag the files and folders you want to burn to the window.
  3. Arrange and rename the files.
  4. Choose File > Burn [disc], then follow the instructions.
11.

How do I copy a DVD onto my Mac?

Follow these directions to make a copy of your unprotected DVD:
  1. Insert your DVD into your Mac.
  2. Open Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities).
  3. Click on 'New Image' in the Disk Utility main window.
  4. Choose a name and a destination from the 'Save As' window.
12.

How do I copy a CD on my Mac?

  1. Insert the source CD (the one you want to copy)
  2. Open the Finder, open Applications, then Utilities, and start the Disk Utility program.
  3. In Disk Utility, select File -> New -> Disk Image from Folder.
  4. The Finder will appear – select whole CD and click on the Image button.
  5. A new dialog box will appear.
  6. Click Save.

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13.

How do I make a copy of a DVD on a Mac?

Insert the DVD into your Mac's optical drive and launch OS X's built-in Disk Utility app (found in the Applications/Utilities). Click the New Image button at the top, select the DVD in the dialog box that appears, and in the Image Format pop-up menu choose DVD/CD Master. Pick a name and destination, and click Save.
14.App

How do you copy a music CD?

Insert the CD you wish to copy into your CD drive. After your computer reads the CD, a list of songs on the CD will appear in Windows Media Player. Click the 'Rip' button, located in the top-right corner. Windows Media Player will copy all of the files off of the CD onto your computer.
15.

How do you rip a CD?

To copy CDs to your PC's hard drive, follow these instructions:
  1. Open Windows Media Player, insert a music CD, and click the Rip CD button. You may need to push a button on the front or side of your computer's disc drive to make the tray eject.
  2. Right-click the first track and choose Find Album Info, if necessary.
16.

Can you make a CD from Spotify?

Spotify's streaming tracks are encrypted, so even if you sync them to your computer or desktop app, you can't burn them straight onto a disc. Only tracks you buy from a download store such as iTunes or Spotify's in-house MP3 music store, or ones you've already ripped from a disc, can be copied onto CD.

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17.

How many songs can be put on a CD?

The maximum number of songs is 99. However, the actual number of songs that you can fit on a CD will depend on how long the songs are. You are limited to 74 minutes of audio per recorded audio CD. If you have an 80 minute blank CD-R, you can record up to 80 minutes if your CD recorder drive supports it.
18.

Can you burn a CD from Amazon music?

The website Amazon.com has a special MP3 section that allows you to buy and download MP3 songs to your computer. Since this music no longer has DRM protection, you can take the music you downloaded and burn it to a music CD using the Windows Media Player.
19.

How do I burn a CD from Amazon music player?

  1. Insert a blank CD.
  2. Select “Windows Media Player” from the list.
  3. Open the Burn menu.
  4. Select “Music CD” from the drop-down menu under the Burn tab.
  5. Drag your Amazon music files to your CD.
  6. Burn the CD.
20.

Can you download music from Amazon Prime for free?

With the Amazon Music app for Android and iOS, you can download songs, albums, and playlists to your compatible mobile device for offline playback. To download music to your mobile device: Launch the Amazon Music app and find the music you want to download. You can download songs, albums, and playlists.

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Updated: 2nd October 2019