04-11-2009, 06:30 PM
Racer X wrote:
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Sometimes if I'm lazy and I know there is no read/write going on I'll just pull it out.
And how would you know that? lots of thumb drives have little activity lights. All of mine do, and I have at least 4 different brands. When plugged in they light up, and when transfering data, they flash.
But if they have not transferred the last bit of data, the light will be off and the directory or file may end up corrupted. Usually. if you have not seen the light flashing for a few minutes you are safe. But not always even then.