Windows 10: Cannot Eject External Harddrive Although it is reading it correctly on my computer

Discus and support Cannot Eject External Harddrive Although it is reading it correctly on my computer in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; So I've never run into this issue before, but I've been using various external harddrives on my computer, and none of them are allowing me to eject... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by ZachSkeba, Oct 13, 2021.

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    Cannot Eject External Harddrive Although it is reading it correctly on my computer


    So I've never run into this issue before, but I've been using various external harddrives on my computer, and none of them are allowing me to eject after I am finished with them. They all are reading correctly, and are letting me explore within them, create folders, etc., but for some reason the eject function isn't available on any of them. I should clarify, it is NOT an issue of me receiving a "Device cannot be ejected" message, the eject function is literally just not showing up when I right click on it.Again, the hard drives read fine, and they display on my computer fine, but won't even g

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