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ORTABLE
After working with SimpleDrive Portable, you may want to disconnect it from your
computer. Rapidly and repeatedly inserting and removing a USB device may stop the
USB port from responding. Once the port is in this state, it will no longer recognize any
USB device. While the computer is powered on, it is recommended that you stop
SimpleDrive Portable from running before unplugging it from your computer.
Shutting Down SimpleDrive Portable in Windows
1
In the System Tray, double-click the
Safely Remove Hardware
icon.
2
In the Safely Remove Hardware
window that appears, select
SimpleDrive Portable, then click
Stop
.
3
When Windows notifies you that it is
safe to do so, unplug SimpleDrive
Portable from the computer’s USB port.
Shutting Down SimpleDrive Portable in
Mac OS
1
Double-click SimpleDrive
Portable’s desktop icon.
2
In the Finder window that
appears, click SimpleDrive
Portable’s
Eject
button.
3
Unplug SimpleDrive Portable from
the computer’s USB port.
Before disconnecting or powering off SimpleDrive Portable, close
any open files and exit any applications running on the drive.
You can also stop SimpleDrive
Portable from running by
dragging the drive’s desktop
icon to the Trash bin.
Eject button
