• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Technostarry

  • Home
  • Windows 8
  • Android
  • iOS
  • Web Apps
  • Web Browser
  • Hardware
  • About

How to Find Out Which Program or Process is Blocking USB Drive When Ejecting

January 26, 2012 by Saqib Leave a Comment

USB drive is now becoming the most common storage media. It seems that the age of CDs and DVDs is coming to an end. When is the last time you have used any optical media to install a program, or for storage needs. Sometimes when you try to eject your USB drive, by right clicking the icon on the system tray, you get an error message that the drive is in use by some program. You may have closed all processes and programs that are running from the drive, but still you can get such an error.
mass storage

This message comes for our own good and it prevents us from ejecting the drive when the drive is in use by some program. For example, if there is a data transfer going on between your USB drive and hard drive and if you eject the USB drive at that time then it is possible that data gets corrupted. Therefore this message warns the user that drive is being used by some process. But the problem is that Windows cannot recognize exactly which program is using the drive, so that you can close that program or process.

It is also possible that a program is not accessing the drive, but its a process that is running in the background. Such processes are hard to identify and close. How would you know which process is blocking the USB drive from ejecting?

Solution for “USB Device is in Use” Problem

Enter Dev Eject, a free windows based tool that lists all the removable devices and identifies applications that have locked down your drive from ejecting. It clearly lists all the program that are open from the drive and which process has them open. The interface of this program is clean and straightforward, no complicated stuff here.

deveject

The plus point or the main feature of this program is that it lists out the processes running from the drive, so that you can close the associated programs running that process. After closing that program, you can safely eject your drive.

Upon starting Dev Eject, it will present a list of all the connected devices via USB interface and also via SATA interface. Click on individual device from this list and you can then do tasks like eject the drive or you can click on “Locks” to know which process has locked the drive and is preventing from ejecting.

Once you know the program, just close it manually and if it is running in background then close it from “Task Manager”. You can also locate that process from Task Manager and clicking on “Processes” tab.

From “settings” section you can set Dev Eject to start with Windows, specify default click action on tray and device list, add tray integration and can configure more such options.

Download Dev Eject

Filed Under: Tips, Windows

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

STAY CONNECTED

  • Facebook
  • Google+
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

SUBSCRIBE

Subscribe now to get the latest updates from this blog right to your Inbox

Recent Posts

  • 6 Things to Remember Before Buying a Micro SD Card
  • 5 Best Android Stock Market Apps for India
  • Facebook App Alternatives for Android , and Why You Should Use Them
  • Kindle Oasis vs Voyage vs Paperwhite: Which one to Buy

Footer

Links

  • About
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Advertise
  • Privacy Policy

Books on cloud storage services:

  • Mastering OneDrive And Office Online
  • Mastering Google Drive and Docs (With Tips)
  • Mastering Dropbox with Useful Tips and Apps

Must Read Articles

  • How to Change Default Apps on Android
  • 6 Tips to Increase Battery Life on Android 4.4 KitKat Devices
  • How to Transfer Documents and Files to your Kindle
  • 5 Best Free Offline Dictionary Apps for Android

© Copyright 2016 Technostarry · All Rights Reserved ·