Windows 10: How to figure out what program or process is using my hard drive so I can safely eject it.

I am using a CineRAID model CR-H458 to house a hard drive to edit off of. I am not using the CineRAID as a raid array just as just a housing for my hard drive.


Every time I go to eject the hard drive I get the error message - problem ejecting USB Attached SCSI UAS Mass Storage Device "This device is currently in use. Close any programs or windows that might be using the device, and then try again".


I don't have any apps running which leads me to believe it is a background process preventing it from ejecting, my question is how can I find out what process is preventing it from closing so I can end that task?


I have also noticed that my Antimalware Service Executable is iding my memory usage at around 12%. Could this being preventing it from ejecting?

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No EJECT option to safely eject a portable hard drive Windows 10 system

No EJECT option to safely eject a portable hard drive but if i connect a USB stick there is. How do i safely eject the Portable Hard Drive.

 

Windows 10 cannot "Safe Eject" USB drive

Any one of the software products you've installed on your machine could be causing the problem. Microsoft could always give that excuse. ;-)

I'm having a similar issue where the flash drive will not eject the first time, but if you eject it again immediately after, the eject operation will be successful. Happens ~75% of the time.

You could try to see if any programs are holding onto the flash drive:

• Download and run
  Process Explorer.
• Press Ctrl+F.
• Type the drive letter of your flash drive, followed by a colon and a backslash (e.g. "E:\")
• Click Search.

 

Missing Eject in "Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media" List

Hi Tze Lin Wong,

The configuration to this can be found under settings. To enable this feature follow these steps:

1. Right-click the taskbar and select Taskbar settings.
   
2. Under Notification Area, choose
   Select which icons appear on the taskbar.
3. Scroll to Windows Explorer: Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media
   and turn it on.

If this doesn't work, I suggest that you check with your USB drive manufacturer for new drivers or other updates.

All the best.