How to Unmount a Drive

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Open Start .

   Click the Windows logo in the bottom-left corner of the screen, or press ⊞ Win. , This icon is in the lower-left corner of the Start window., It's in the left-hand column of folders in the File Explorer window., You'll find a list of all currently active drives below the "Devices and drives" heading in the middle of the page.
   
   This drive must be either a removable hard drive (e.g., a flash drive or SD card) or a secondary internal drive. , It's in the top-left side of the File Explorer window.
   
   This causes a toolbar to appear at the top of the window., You'll find this option in the "Media" section of the toolbar.
   
   After clicking this button, you'll see the drive's icon disappear from the File Explorer window, and a notification letting you know that it's safe to remove the hard drive will appear., Gently disconnect the drive from your computer to complete the unmounting process.
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   Step 2: Click the File Explorer .

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   Step 3: Click My Computer or This PC.

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   Step 4: Click the drive you want to unmount.

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   Step 5: Click the Manage tab.

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   Step 6: Click Eject.

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   Step 7: Remove the drive from your computer.

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