When i right click pendrive drive letter in window explorer, there are both EJECT and REMOVE shortcut. What is the difference?
do you want to eject the media or remove the device from the computer? "_CragTheCode" wrote in message news:D063093B-981C-449B-8DC6-455D070B6DC6@microsoft.com... > When i right click pendrive drive letter in window explorer, there are > both EJECT and REMOVE shortcut. > > What is the difference? > >
I know tat if i want to remove the pendrive, i shall select REMOVE. Then what is EJECT for? "Not Even Me" wrote in message news:eD81whDKJHA.1308@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > do you want to eject the media or remove the device from the computer? > > "_CragTheCode" wrote in message > news:D063093B-981C-449B-8DC6-455D070B6DC6@microsoft.com... >> When i right click pendrive drive letter in window explorer, there are >> both EJECT and REMOVE shortcut. >> >> What is the difference? >> >> > >
_CragTheCode wrote: > When i right click pendrive drive letter in window explorer, there are > both EJECT and REMOVE shortcut. > > What is the difference? Eject removes the media from a drive. If possible it is physically ejected (CD or ZIP drives), otherwise logically only (card readers). There is no way to distinguish between card readers and USB flash drives since both pretend to have a removable media. Therefore Windows offers the 'Eject' item for USB flash drives too. 'Remove' removes the whole USB device. I it is a multislot card reader then all slots becomes unavaillable until the device is reattached. Since there is no way to distinguish between internal and external USB drives, "Remove" is offered for internal card readers too. Uwe
"Paul Montgomery" wrote in message news:ktcme49okapcjgnqpf9lshq33ohvb1uf1e@4ax.com... > On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:51:54 +0800, "_CragTheCode" > wrote: > >>I know tat if i want to remove the pendrive, i shall select REMOVE. Then >>what is EJECT for? > > An external CD/DVD drive perhaps??? > > DUH!!! idiot
"Bill M. Yanaire" wrote in message news:0QPGk.1881$Ei5.588@flpi143.ffdc.sbc.com... > > "Paul Montgomery" wrote in message > news:ktcme49okapcjgnqpf9lshq33ohvb1uf1e@4ax.com... >> On Tue, 7 Oct 2008 17:51:54 +0800, "_CragTheCode" >> wrote: >> >>>I know tat if i want to remove the pendrive, i shall select REMOVE. Then >>>what is EJECT for? >> >> An external CD/DVD drive perhaps??? >> >> DUH!!! > > idiot > Hi idiot, I guess you dont even know what i asked, thats why you cant answer as what other people can answer as below: Eject removes the media from a drive. If possible it is physically ejected (CD or ZIP drives), otherwise logically only (card readers). There is no way to distinguish between card readers and USB flash drives since both pretend to have a removable media. Therefore Windows offers the 'Eject' item for USB flash drives too. 'Remove' removes the whole USB device. I it is a multislot card reader then all slots becomes unavaillable until the device is reattached. Since there is no way to distinguish between internal and external USB drives, "Remove" is offered for internal card readers too. Uwe
"Uwe Sieber" wrote in message news:6l132pFa4pldU1@mid.individual.net... > _CragTheCode wrote: >> When i right click pendrive drive letter in window explorer, there are >> both EJECT and REMOVE shortcut. >> >> What is the difference? > > Eject removes the media from a drive. If possible it is > physically ejected (CD or ZIP drives), otherwise logically > only (card readers). > There is no way to distinguish between card readers and > USB flash drives since both pretend to have a removable > media. Therefore Windows offers the 'Eject' item for USB > flash drives too. > > 'Remove' removes the whole USB device. If it is a multislot > card reader then all slots becomes unavaillable until the > device is reattached. Since there is no way to distinguish > between internal and external USB drives, "Remove" is > offered for internal card readers too. > > > Uwe Thanks Uwe, you have given me clear explanation and answered my question (why EJECT is offered for usb flash drive), while other rude guys here never read my question and only said im idiot bcos they thought "i do not know what is EJECT" means.
