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4. Safely Removing Your Kanguru Defender Elite 200
Before unplugging the Defender Elite 200 from the USB port, you should always make sure that you
have unmounted the secured partition (see section 2.12
Unmounting Your Defender Elite 200
on page
32). After the Defender has been unmounted, you should use you operating system’s method for safely
removing a USB device.
4.1 Safely Removing from Windows
Caution!
Be sure that the secure partition has been unmounted before attempting to remove the Defender
drive.
See section 2.12
Unmounting Your Defender Elite 200
on page 32.
Please use the Windows ‘Safely Remove Hardware’ function before disconnecting your Defender drive.
To safely remove your Defender Elite 200:
1. Click on the
Safely Remove Hardware icon
located in the task bar.
Note:
The icon may look different depending on which version of Windows you are running.
Windows XP / 2000
Windows Vista / 7 / 8
2. A popup menu appears listing all USB devices connected to your computer. Select the Defender
Elite 200 from the menu (it will appear with two drive letters).
A message will appear indicating that the portable storage device can be safely removed. You can now
disconnect your Defender Elite 200.
If a message saying “The device cannot be stopped right now” appears, please make sure that any
windows or applications accessing the Defender Elite 200 are closed and then try again.
Safely Removing Your Kanguru Defender / Safely Removing From Windows