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99% of Windows usability issues would be fixed if Windows had the guts to add this button (lemmy.nz)
submitted 11 months ago by umbraroze@piefed.social to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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I don't fucking know why I can't eject USB hard drives. I installed the SysInternals apps, and best they can tell me is that Dropbox is fucking with the drives. I explicitly told Dropbox to not fuck with USB drives. I don't know who's lying, I just want whoever is fucking with the drives to stop fucking with the drives, OK??? OK.

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[-] lazynooblet@lazysoci.al 38 points 11 months ago

To be relevant to the post:

Windows

Someone is using the drive, you can't eject

Linux

$ umount /mnt
unmount failed: device in use 
$ umount -f /mnt
$
[-] Two9A@lemmy.world 21 points 11 months ago

The equivalent long option is --fuck-you

[-] Bloefz@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I often get situations where umount -f doesn't even work :( Especially on a full desktop (not server) where some stuff is probably crawling the drive to make thumbnails or whatever.

[-] the_crotch@sh.itjust.works 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Windows
mountvol (drive letter) /p

Just because you don't know the command doesn't mean it's not possible.

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