Can't remove USB drive because "Explorer" is using it
- From: retsuhcs@xxxxxxxxx (Mike S.)
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:49:24 +0000 (UTC)
Does this happen to anyone else? This seems to happen a lot, on several
machines running XP SP2 and removeable flash drives.
I'm about to try to remove the drive. All applications that were actually
using files on that drive have been closed. There are no open Explorer
windows - or any of any kind, for that matter. I'm sitting there, looking
at the desktop, and yet Safely Remove tells me that the mass storage device
can't be stopped right now.
So I fire up Opened Files View and have a look at what's keeping it open.
Invariably it's explorer.exe which is keeping the root, or last accessed
folder on that drive open. I tell the utility to close the file handle,
and then I can eject the drive without a problem.
Anyone have an idea what causes this? Do I chalk this up to "Windows
annoyances"?
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