Re: [Hampshire] powering off USB external HDDs

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Author: Brad Rogers
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To: hampshire
Subject: Re: [Hampshire] powering off USB external HDDs

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On Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:11:31 +0000
"Edward Beckmann" <edward.beckmann@???> wrote:

Hello Edward,

> If I use one of the USB-powered external HDDs now quite common, can I
> power them down without unplugging them? I want to use one for


Yes, you can. If you right click on the desktop icon (assuming you have
your DE set to show an icon for it) there's usually a "safely remove"
option. Select that if you want to be totally sure about things. Then
power down.

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