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Safely removing my portable WD Elements USB 3.0 1TB drive doesn't actually safely remove it. I get no notification that it is in fact safe to remove even when having done nothing on the disk.

It does unmount when safely removing, but when I do copy files it still unmounts but there is still full on disk activity.

Also when copying files the file dialog in nautilus closes before the actual files have finished copying (I guess it is due to the file cache still syncing).

So safely removing my disk is pointless and time and time again I get to another computer and my copied files are missing or corrupt/incomplete.

Also this happens with standard USB 2 flash disks as well, and with other external hard disks.

This didn't happen in 14.04, only since 14.10.

Edit: flash disks use FAT32 and external drives use NTFS

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This is not a solution to the problem, but a work-around until this problem gets resolved in 14.10 (14.04.1 doesn't have this problem, read here why.)

  1. Do a chkdsk /f under Windows of all affected drives first (to bring them into a consistent state)!

  2. Before unplugging the devices use the following method:

    a. close all file manager windows.

    b. open a terminal by pressing Ctrl+Alt+T

    c. type the sync command and wait until the prompt returns

    d. only now right-click the device, and select Eject. If eject is not available, select Unmount

    e. unplug the device before doing anything else

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    Thanks @Fabby. A workaround for the moment is all I need! – Climax Feb 13 '15 at 08:24
  • That's the second problem I've solved for you! Ek gaan jou geld hef! ;-) – Fabby Feb 13 '15 at 08:34
  • dankie vir al die hulp. Ken ek jou? Of hoe het jy geweet ek is Afrikaans? – Climax Feb 13 '15 at 11:07
  • :D :D :D craftycode.co.za in jou profiel??? En dit is gewoon die tweede probleem wat ek opgelos heb vir jou: (http://askubuntu.com/questions/558818/what-is-taking-up-320-seconds-on-my-bootup) en ik praat baaie sleg Afrikaans... ;-) – Fabby Feb 13 '15 at 11:19
  • So a fellow South African? Or expat? – Climax Feb 13 '15 at 11:27
  • Worse! A tourist! ;-) Been there in 1992 on a holiday to: Warmbad, wine route, Kaapstad, JoBurg, Drakensbergen and back again and again in 2004 to JoBurg for work... You live in the most beautiful country in the world! ;-) – Fabby Feb 13 '15 at 11:30