{"id":182422,"date":"2021-02-18T14:23:13","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/how-to-safely-remove-usb-flash-drives-from-a-chromebook\/"},"modified":"2021-02-18T14:23:13","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T11:23:13","slug":"how-to-safely-remove-usb-flash-drives-from-a-chromebook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-safely-remove-usb-flash-drives-from-a-chromebook\/","title":{"rendered":"#How to Safely Remove USB Flash Drives From a Chromebook"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276aef9e908\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a276aef9e908\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-safely-remove-usb-flash-drives-from-a-chromebook\/#Why_You_Should_%E2%80%9CEject%E2%80%9D_Before_Unplugging\" >Why You Should \u201cEject\u201d Before Unplugging<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/how-to-safely-remove-usb-flash-drives-from-a-chromebook\/#How_to_Eject_a_USB_Drive_From_a_Chromebook\" >How to Eject a\u00a0USB Drive From a Chromebook<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#How to Safely Remove USB Flash Drives From a Chromebook&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div>\n<figure style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-687542 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/chromebook-usb-1.png\" alt=\"chromebook with usb drive\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" data-credittext=\"Joe Fedewa\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Joe Fedewa<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You\u2019ve probably heard about how you should always safely \u201ceject\u201d a USB drive before unplugging it. On Windows, it\u2019s a very simple process, but what about on a Chromebook? Should you still do it? How does it work?<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_You_Should_%E2%80%9CEject%E2%80%9D_Before_Unplugging\"><\/span>Why You Should \u201cEject\u201d Before Unplugging<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we talk about how to safely remove a USB drive from a Chromebook, you might want to know why it\u2019s important.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Safely Remove a Drive on Windows 10<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The main thing you risk when yanking out a USB drive is data loss. If data is being written to the drive, you could interrupt that process by removing it. Telling the operating system to \u201ceject\u201d the drive before you physically remove it ensures that all the processes are ended.<\/p>\n<p>If you know that the drive isn\u2019t active, there\u2019s no harm in pulling it out straight away. Sometimes this is indicated by an LED on the drive itself. The light will flash when data is being read or written.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Do You Really Need to Safely Remove USB Flash Drives?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The moral of the story is that you never want to remove a USB drive when it\u2019s in the middle of a process. The \u201ceject\u201d option simply ensures that you don\u2019t have any data loss and that all data processes have been stopped safely.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Eject_a_USB_Drive_From_a_Chromebook\"><\/span>How to Eject a\u00a0USB Drive From a Chromebook<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Ejecting a USB drive on a Chromebook is different from other platforms. You need to open the \u201cFiles\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> to do it.<\/p>\n<p>Click the App Launcher icon in the bottom-left corner to see all of the apps installed on your Chromebook. From there, open the \u201cFiles\u201d app.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-687697\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/usb2-650x202.png\" alt=\"chromebook file manager app\" width=\"640\" height=\"199\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>You\u2019ll see your USB drive in the left sidebar. All you have to do is click the eject icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-713325\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-10-4.54.43-PM.png\" alt=\"click the eject icon\" width=\"650\" height=\"296\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alternatively, you can right-click the drive and select \u201cEject Device.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-713326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Screenshot-2021-02-10-4.54.54-PM.png\" alt=\"right click and eject drive\" width=\"650\" height=\"363\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>If your USB drive has a built-in LED status light, it will blink a few times and then stop. It\u2019s now safe to remove the drive. If it doesn\u2019t have a light, just wait a few seconds before pulling it out. That\u2019s all there is to it!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Copy Files to a USB Flash Drive on a Chromebook<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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