No 'safe to remove' in win 8 using usb ext hdd.

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 13:14

Hi, I have windows 8 on my laptop, i had windows 7 previously.

My problem is when i connect my media player to my laptop, the hdd usually starts in slave mode and shows up as a drive.

in widnows 7 i could always click safe to remove before i unplugged it, in windows 8 i do not have this option, even though i have it set to performance which should mean i would have to remove it safely before i unplug it.

i have read others also having this issue and i cannot find any way to fix it.

if i pluf a ust stick into my drive i do see an option to safely remove. the only difference i can see is the usb stick is fat32 and my etc drive is ntfs.

can anyone help, is this an issue that can be fixed?

james

gareth170 · 21 Feb 2013 at 13:40

it has, ^^

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:38

unfortunately mine does not though, as you can see below:

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:38

unfortunately mine does not though, as you can see in the below link:

http://postimage.org/image/bd8fxikej/full/

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 15:39

unfortunately mine does not though.

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:09

really sorry about the multiple posts above, i was at work and the page kept erroring, i thought they had all failed to post.

gareth170 · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:20

why are u clicking the Intel Rapid Storage Technology one?

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:22

well either way the safe to remove icon isnt there at all, even though my ext hdd is clearly plugged in.

gareth170 · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:34

on your screenshot im sure I can see this >>

(the green tick thing) underneath the Intel Rapid Storage Technology menu

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:35

that icon is the intel rst icon.

gareth170 · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:39

another way go to Control Panel\Hardware and Sound\Devices and Printers

gareth170 · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:48

or

click safety remove hardware

scrlk · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:49

Click arrow in taskbar
Customise
Find 'Windows Explorer Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media'
Select 'Only show notifications' or 'Show icons or notifications'

Would this work?

JamesUK · 21 Feb 2013 at 18:50

the issue is that my drive is setup as performance, so it should always show the icon, but my drive doesnt seem to be listed as to safely remove, i dont know why.

ShakenNstirred · 21 Feb 2013 at 19:15

gareth170 said:
on your screenshot im sure I can see this >>

(the green tick thing) underneath the Intel Rapid Storage Technology menu

^^^
this is what I use also