Dismount And Disconnect The Drive; Further Advise; Frequently Asked Questions - Toshiba CANVIO FOR DESKTOP User Manual

Dismount and disconnect the drive

It is strongly recommended not to unplug the drive by just unplugging the
cable connection as it may be that data is written to the drive at that time.
Such data will be lost and the drive may be damaged physically!
Please follow the steps below for a safe dismount of the drive (Windows
1. Click the "Hardware and Eject Media – icon"
A pop-up message box will appear listing the external devices
connected to your computer.
2. Select the TOSHIBA drive to eject.
After a few seconds, you will get the notification that it is now safe to
remove the device.
3. Click "OK" and you can unplug the drive now.
Cleaning the drive case / enclosure
Before cleaning the drive, make sure that it's physically disconnected from
the computer. We suggest to use standard products for cleaning it and to
make sure that possible remaining liquid on the surface will be wiped off.

Further Advise

For any further action of normal operation such as renaming the drive,
backup data, or file management, we suggest to read your computer's
operation system user's manual.
Also for maintenance tasks such as defragmenting and optimisation we
suggest to refer to the operating system user's manual.
We also strongly suggest having anti-virus software installed to
protect your data against intended damage caused by virus or trojan
programs.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Do I need to format my drive after installation?
A: The drive is already formatted in NTFS file system by the manufacturer.
For use with MS Windows
For full compatibility with Mac operating systems, the NTFS driver has
to be installed.
Formatting a hard drive will delete all data stored on it. We advise to make
NOTE
a backup copy before proceeding with the formatting process.
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