How do I safely stop / eject the drive from my p.c.? When I ask to stop the drive, I get a message "can't be stopped now. Try again later'.
1386245
I log off and then I log in ,it's safe to eject...... other hard drives ,Seagate , WD, give message "Try again later" very rarely.
1386246
Simple, just go to my PC, select the hard drive, at the top of the screen you will find the eject option, select that one, and ready
1386247
I make sure that all the programs are closed then I eject it. I've never had a problem with ejecting my harddrive.
1386248
I have never use the "safely remove drive from pc" function. I just unplug it, and no data is lost or corrupt. My previous drives are still working fine. It may not be the right answer but is one that has worked for years without issues
1386249
make sure all your programs that pertain to your workings of the hard drive are closed and nothing is running. sometimes it takes a little while but it works for me. i've unplugged the hard drive without waiting at times and never lost anything. don't recommend it though.
1386250
Howdy Bruce! The best way we've found is make sure you have no files open on the drive and simply LEFT-CLICK on the remove drive icon in system tray, then LEFT-CLICK on the drive(s) and it should 'disappear' without any problem. Don't right-click, always left-click!
560312
I rec'd my WDTV a couple of days ago and have been playing with it a lot. I have 2 different hard drives connected (400gb western digital passport and 500gb freeagent portable). I had the same problem...hard drives wouldn't shut off even when ejected and turning off the WDTV. I updated the firmware this morning and now, my seagate freeagent portable turns off when ejected. The western digital passport however, didn't shut off. I will be exchanging the passport for another freeagent portable drive for that reason.
519684
"Unmounting" is a term from the days of TAPES, but it means that the drive is not available to write to, and it's ok to remove. In operating systems (these days) there is a "safe to remove" icon that allows USB connected items to be "unmounted" making them safe to remove. I have never had a problem with the drive being "unmounted", but I have had problems with the USB connection shutting down (turned out to be a computer problem.). I eliminated the USB problem and I have two Rosewill units (two drives each) connected 24/7. I have no problems with them. I don't know how you would "test" an unmount problem.
1981242
The drive itself isn't. But the software being used with it might be blocking it. I would check the regional settings in the software.
1941857
I had the same issues with sporadic disc-ejection problems. Dragging the disc icon to the trash, using the "Eject Disc" command from the pull down menu, or pushing the eject button on the unit often didn't work. It also would sometimes struggle with reading a blank disc or a disc with data on it. After six months of frustration, I finally bailed and got a different drive (an MCE Blu-Ray Player and SuperDrive, which has worked flawlessly.)
1065546
You shouldn't have to. Try a different port. And also wait up to 60 seconds for the drive to be recognized.
1322936
call the company....they are very helpful or email them. I own two of their drives and have been very happy
1411499
Hi, thanks for contacting us. Unfortunately this drive is not compatible with your system. I am sorry and if there is anything else I can do for you or if you have any other questions please let me know. Sincerely, Chris Nickels Red Planet Trading
394258
I did have this problem. I got an app to help me eject a disk because I wondered if one was stuck in there. Once I did that and restarted my MacBook, I didn't have the problem. I'm not sure what program I used to eject the disk, but there are several out there in the AppStore that can be tried. -- I know this question is quite old, but just in case someone in the future looks at this question, I wanted to add this information. Best of luck, everyone! :)
37985
yes, there is a time limit, you have to restart it every time after it stops.
1097389
I do not have a answer. I never tried stopping ,ejecting then resume. Pause is all I've done
1187831
Windows will detect this as a removable disk. Windows Explorer will assign it a drive letter (e.g. "E:"). To eject it, you open Windows Explorer, right click E:, and choose "eject." If you have a Mac, the process is probably similar.
910725
Always worth the shot. But: What OS? External Drive or Internal? Do other Drives work ok? I've never known DW to damage a drive, but it will tell you if it can't do it.You tried rebooting? Does the errant drive show up on Disk Utility from a different drive? Checked cable connections are intact? (try a different cable) . Tried Data Rescue 2 to salvage data?
398549
Call them. Always have 2 backups! I lost a lot of data with that hard drive, mine failed after a short time
1576619
Sorry, I got rid of this thing quite a while back. If I understand your question correctly, push the stop button. If that is not working, call the Sony help line in your owners manual.
2076446
This happened to me, hence my returning it and going with another drive.I simply unplugged then replugged the drive's USB cable, which made the drive eject the disc. You can also unplug the drive, put your air to sleep, then, with the air open, replug the drive. Failing that, you can look online at fora discussing this problem - there are commands you can try with your air; i didn't have to, so I can't speak to them.Good luck!
812599
The USB hdd can not currently be disabled. However, it does have an upgradeable firmware and isosel.bin. In communication with the author said the virtual CD-ROM was the first device because issues like that. Does this guarantee it will work for you, in short NO but it increases the odds. In addition you can file a support ticket and they will respond to you.