Windows 10: How to eject HFS-formatted drive from PC

Discus and support How to eject HFS-formatted drive from PC in Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware to solve the problem; I have plugged an HFS-formatted drive into my pc. With HFS Explorer I can access the data on the Mac-formatted drive, but I cannot find a way to eject... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Drivers and Hardware' started by battlezone, Jan 19, 2018.

  1. BATTLEZONE
    battlezone Win User

    How to eject HFS-formatted drive from PC


    I have plugged an HFS-formatted drive into my pc. With HFS Explorer I can access the data on the Mac-formatted drive, but I cannot find a way to eject the HFS-formatted drive since it does not show up at all in "This PC." How can I eject this drive properly? Possibly via Command Prompt?

    EDIT: I found one solution: I logged into my Admin account and opened the Device Manager. There I found the external drive and I "uninstalled" it. Is that my best option?

    :)
     
    battlezone, Jan 19, 2018
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  2. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User

    cannot see external drive under my computer but can see it in the control panel

    OK Karimali, your drive is formatted to HFS+

    You have 2 options:

    1.

    Plug the drive back into a Mac and copy the files onto a drive that has been formatted to Fat32 so your PC can see the files. Then once you have your files, convert the drive to NTFS so you can use it in a PC

    2.

    Get an application that can convert the drive from HFS+ to NTFS without Data Loss on your PC

    https://www.paragon-software.com/technologies/u...
     
    DaveM121, Jan 19, 2018
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  3. DAVEM121
    DaveM121 Win User
    HFS file system Hard-Drive not exploring in Windows 10.

    If the HDD is not HFS+ (encrypted) then this should work for you

    Control Panel - Device Manager

    Uninstall Drive under Disk Drives

    Uninstall HFS Formatted USB Device under USB Controllers

    Restart PC

    Upon Re-start, Windows should install correct Drivers

    Alternatively, there is a free Tool HFSExplorer from
    HERE
     
    DaveM121, Jan 19, 2018
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  4. BATTLEZONE
    battlezone Win User

    How to eject HFS-formatted drive from PC

    A friend told me that the "uninstall" option means rather "disable" than "eject."

    I really need a method of ejecting my Mac-formatted drive from the pc.
     
    battlezone, Jan 20, 2018
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  5. BREE
    Bree New Member
    Do you not get the 'safely remove hardware' icon on the taskbar then? That's the only way to eject an external HDD, even if it does show in File Explorer. Only drive classified as 'removable' (like USB sticks) can be ejected from 'This PC'.

    If you don't get the 'eject' icon for this drive, then this tutorial offers another way to eject.

    Create Safely Remove Hardware shortcut in Windows 10
     
    Bree, Jan 20, 2018
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  6. BATTLEZONE
    battlezone Win User
    Thank you so much. I will use the information you gave me and report my results.
     
    battlezone, Jan 20, 2018
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  7. BATTLEZONE
    battlezone Win User
    Update: I have found and turned on the Safely Remove Hardware feature in the taskbar and Navigation settings and pinned it to the taskbar. I can now safely eject any USB device. Thanks again!
     
    battlezone, Apr 5, 2018
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