So a while back I noticed that Windows was unable to eject my USB drive. I tried to use programs to find open handles or programs that might be open but it didn't help. I even bought and tried the program USB Safely Remove but it didn't help either. I did however find the cause to be Firefox Portable. I have tried with different USB sticks and also Firefox ESR. Here are the approximate steps I've done:
1. Put a fresh copy of Firefox Portable on the USB drive
2. Run Firefox Portable and browse websites for a few minutes
3. Exit Firefox Portable and wait a few minutes to give it time to fully close
4. Attempt to eject my USB drive and watch as it fails
This is very frustrating and makes it useless for me as it means I have to reboot the Windows computer or just remove USB drive without ejecting and hope no data gets corrupted. I am wondering if anyone else can reproduce this? Could it be related to my computer? I did try different USB ports too.
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I've tried a fresh FirefoxPortableLegacy 115.31.0 on a USB drive, brievely browsed three websites, closed and (after few seconds) ejected the disk. No (except 1 time) issues!
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