How to safely eject external

[bjm_]

Hello
I've been having trouble getting Haselo to release.
Any suggestions. 
   

[billmcct]

Go into Task Manager and end task on Hasleo.
It really doesn't matter though since windows doesn't use delayed write on external drives.
You can safely just unplug it.

[bjm_]

Go into Task Manager and end task on Hasleo.
It really doesn't matter though since windows doesn't use delayed write on external drives.
You can safely just unplug it.

Yeah, I've tried Task Manager -> End task
Sorry, I should have mentioned.

[admin]

Go into Task Manager and end task on Hasleo.
It really doesn't matter though since windows doesn't use delayed write on external drives.
You can safely just unplug it.

Yeah, I've tried Task Manager -> End task
Sorry, I should have mentioned.

Regarding this issue, we recommend opening Resource Monitor to check if any programs are currently accessing the USB drive. For specific steps, please refer to the images I have attached.

[billmcct]

Also check your antivirus to see if it's monitoring the drive.

[bjm_]

Regarding this issue, we recommend opening Resource Monitor to check if any programs are currently accessing the USB drive. 

Okay...I watched Resource Monitor from start to completion.  I find no Disk Activity on D:\ and yet the device is currently in use.

[bjm_]

Go into Task Manager and end task on Hasleo.
It really doesn't matter though since windows doesn't use delayed write on external drives.
You can safely just unplug it.

Oh okay...interesting.  I was not aware "Quick removal (default for external drives)". 
I'd still like to understand why device is (remains) currently in use. 

• Quick removal (default for external drives): This setting disables most write caching to the drive. Data is written directly to the external drive as soon as possible. This ensures data integrity and allows the device to be unplugged safely without needing the "Safely Remove Hardware" notification, provided no file transfers are actively in progress.

[bjm_]

Also check your antivirus to see if it's monitoring the drive.

How?

[bjm_]

Go into Task Manager and end task on Hasleo.
It really doesn't matter though since windows doesn't use delayed write on external drives.
You can safely just unplug it.

Oh okay...interesting.  I was not aware "Quick removal (default for external drives)". 
I'd still like to understand why the device remains currently in use. 

• Quick removal (default for external drives): This setting disables most write caching to the drive. Data is written directly to the external drive as soon as possible. This ensures data integrity and allows the device to be unplugged safely without needing the "Safely Remove Hardware" notification, provided no file transfers are actively in progress.

[admin]

Regarding this issue, we recommend opening Resource Monitor to check if any programs are currently accessing the USB drive. 

Okay...I watched Resource Monitor from start to completion.  I find no Disk Activity on D:\ and yet the device is currently in use.

That is indeed strange. Aside from user processes, are there any system processes (such as svchost.exe) accessing the drive? Is this USB drive the source or the target drive?

Maybe you can try taking the drive offline in Windows Disk Management and then ejecting it.