Disconnecting Your Portable Hard Drive - Verbatim INSIGHT PORTABLE HARD DRIVE User Manual

Disconnecting Your Portable Hard Drive

Your Verbatim portable hard drive is hot-pluggable; it can be connected and disconnected
without restarting your computer. To disconnect your Verbatim hard drive at any time, simply
perform the following steps. You can also disconnect your hard drive at any time while your
computer is powered off.
Note: Please be careful to follow the correct procedure when disconnecting your unit. Your
InSight display will update its disk information during the disconnection procedure. Simply
unplugging the unit without fi rst following the instructions below will cause the display to show
incorrect information and may result in damage to your unit and/or loss of data.
For Windows Users:
1. If you have fi les located on your drive open in any applications, close them.
2. Click the Unplug or Eject Hardware button in the System Tray.
3. Select your drive from the menu that appears.
4. After a moment, Windows will display a message that your hardware can be safely
removed.
For Mac OS Users:
1. If you have fi les located on your drive open in any applications, close them.
2. Locate the icon for your drive on the desktop, and drag it to the trash.
Note: Please wait for the display to refresh fully before unplugging the drive. If you unplug the
drive too soon you will not get an updated display.
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