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malcom
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I have I little irritant mystery when using a flash dive with windows 8.1 photo app video trim software. Having completed a trim of a video I then close the photo app window down by the "x" in the right hand corner.
However when I come to safely remove the flash drive I get a message "cannot safely remove because it is being used by another program. In the end I just have to unplug it as the message goes on time and time again.
Question is how do I properly shut down the photo app so the safely remove option allows a safe removal. ????
I also get this problem when shutting the computer down after using the photo app. Shut down temporarily stops to allow me to finish some work option. After a few seconds though windows usualy shuts down anyhow without me having to select override and shut down.
What am I doing wrong shutdown wise when using that app. ???
However when I come to safely remove the flash drive I get a message "cannot safely remove because it is being used by another program. In the end I just have to unplug it as the message goes on time and time again.
Question is how do I properly shut down the photo app so the safely remove option allows a safe removal. ????
I also get this problem when shutting the computer down after using the photo app. Shut down temporarily stops to allow me to finish some work option. After a few seconds though windows usualy shuts down anyhow without me having to select override and shut down.
What am I doing wrong shutdown wise when using that app. ???
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You could try opening Task Manager and see if the app is listed there and end it by clicking on the entry then clicking the End Task button that then appears.
https://technet.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/bb896653
Thank you. No there is no exit or close or quit button. Just the "x" in the corner. Its on windows 8.1
Also forgive my ignorance but where do I find "task manager on windows 8.1
http://www.7tutorials.com/7-ways-launch-task-manager-windows-8
Thanks. Spoilt for choice now.
That is what it is telling you and the cause of the error messages.
A separate issue is when you close an App it doesn't, it stays in the background and you get a message when closing down Windows 8.1. That's MS for you it says Apps use no resources so doesn't close them....only when big G MS says so....
Task Manager is in the Start Menu, Right Click the Window Icon.
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Thank you. Problem is the software does not appear to give me a choice of using the hard drive. Had it done so I would not be using the backup files on myl flash drive. Only external device shows up. No list to select otherwise
And closing the program/app that you were using won't stop the save operation if it's already been started.
However, if you are sure all interaction with the flash drive has finished (no flashing LEDs) then it should be safe to just pull the drive, although it's always better to use the 'safely remove' utility if possible.
Thank you. No they are not large files. So that shouldn't be the problem. When the problem occurs seems to be hit and miss. Just before I came back on line I did a bit more video trimming but this time it allowed me to remove the flash drive safely.
Hit or miss a windows puzzle at the moment as in each case I cannot see I am doing anything differerently
Makes no difference I shut everything down down to the desk top. My latest attempt at trimming in that software did result in a proper shutdown and removal of flashdrive.
So its somewhat hit and miss. sometimes I can sometimes I can't remove safely. I cannot identify anything I do different in each work session.!!!
That was my thought, because I usually get to files via file explorer, then double click to open them. Closing the software lease explorer still open, and often minimised.
To close apps, I use the F4 key, but that may not be an option on the OP's machine.
According to my Toshiba manual the F key changes the active device what ever that means.!