How many times do you yank out a USB stick before properly ejecting it from your computer? For most of us, it's pretty much standard. But not ejecting a thumb drive from your computer may be more ...

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This article first appeared August 7th, 2012. No doubt you’re using USB keys to transfer files back and forth. But much of the time, you’re probably not ejecting them from your computer safely. That’s ...

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Ask PC Gamer is our weekly question and advice column. Have a burning question about the smoke coming out of your PC? Send your problems to letters@pcgamer.com. Is it necessary to "eject" a USB flash ...

Have you ever yanked out a USB drive from your laptop to the horrified screams of “wait, you have to safely eject it!” from the IT stickler in your life? And unless you were in the middle of actively ...

How many of you actually Safely eject the USB stick from your PC? Not many, I am sure. We have this habit of just pulling out the USB drive randomly from the PC, without safely ejecting it, which ...