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- #Hard drive cleanup tools drivers#
- #Hard drive cleanup tools full#
- #Hard drive cleanup tools software#
- #Hard drive cleanup tools code#
- #Hard drive cleanup tools windows#
ProcessExplorer you might be able to find more.
#Hard drive cleanup tools windows#
Started with parameter -h RemoveDrive tries to show open handles on the drive to remove and with -a it activates windows of processes which hold open handles.īut it doesn't always find all handles. A network share on the drive that has been used makes the removal fail too. This can be something obvious like an open Word document or a mounted TrueCrypt container or some kind of monitoring tool like a virus scanner. If the removal fails then someone still accesses the drive. To remove the drive of the RemoveDrive.exe use \ as drive. It creates a temporary, self deleting copy and starts it with the same parameters. Because a running EXE on a drive prevents a drive being prepared for safe removal RemoveDrive can be started from the drive to remove. Here you can use the parameter -d to remove the drive only which then stays with a problem code. Removal instead staying present with a problem code.
#Hard drive cleanup tools drivers#
With some 3rd party USB3 drivers the USB device completely disappears after safe a USB hub) must be reactivated or its USB port resetted by means or UsbDriveInfo, UsbTreeView or RestartUsbPort.
#Hard drive cleanup tools code#
Without admin privileges or with parameter -47 the device gets code 47 and cannot be reactivated alone by means of the device management, Then a removed USB drive ends up with problem code 21 and can be reactivatedīy means of RestartSrDev or UsbDriveInfo. If started with admin privileges or the USBDLM command interface available, Removedrive "USBSTOR\DISK&VEN_SANDISK&PROD_EXTREME*" -L RemoveDrive *Flash* to remove the first drive with 'Flash' in its device name.įor drives without a mountpoint any ID string or the device's "friendly name" (also using wildcards) can be used: The friendly name can be used as "SanDisk Extreme" or the hardware ID of the USB device, like USB\VID_1234&PID_5678. Instead the drive letter one of the drive's device ID strings can be used. For removing a card only, use my EjectMedia tool, see below. Used with multislot-cardreaders it would remove the whole reader, regardless of the given slot.
#Hard drive cleanup tools full#
Would try to prepare drive U: for safe removal in an endless loop until success.įor drives mounted into NTFS folders the full or relative path of the folder can be used: The commandline options are case insensitive, I use the upper case L here to prevent confusions with the digit 1. Started with -L it tries to remove the drive in an endless loop until success or until canceled.Īs result it shows 'success' in green or 'failed' in red. RemoveDrive can be used with all types of drives.
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d is now for removing the drive only instead the whole device. i stop Windows indexing service (XP: CiSvc, Vista+: WSearch) for a moment if required (admins)Ĭaution: With V2.4 the parmeter for showing debug information changed to -dbg. b let Windows show the "Safe To Remove Hardware" balloon tip w:nnnn wait nnnn milliseconds before closing the program (time to read its output) a activates Windows of applications owning the open handles, requires -h Volume whose container is on the drive to remove, not required h:X show open handles on a different drive (e.g. vhd detach VHD/VHDX/ISO (Win7+) if the the removed drive is VHD hosted t release TrueCrypt and VeraCrypt volumes hosted by the drive to remove
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f force the safe removal (needs admin previleges) d remove the drive only instead of the whole device v remove the volume only instead of the drive or whole device 47 perform safe removal resulting in problem code 47 Or a friendly name like 'Corsair Voyager' Or a partition name like \Device\Harddisk2\Partition1 Or a kernel name like \Device\Harddisk2\DR0 (Disk) Or a kernel name like \Device\HarddiskVolume2 (Volume) Or \ for the drive of the RemoveDrive.exe RemoveDrive DriveSpec: ĭriveSpec is the drive to remove, e.g. For other device types there is DevEject by Matthias Withopf. RemoveDrive prepares drives for "Safe Removal" by commandline. RemoveDrive V3.3.1 - Safe removal of drives I don't ask for donations but some users insist, so:
#Hard drive cleanup tools software#
offer for download by means of a "downloader" software include on CD/DVD of computer magazines include in software products, including commercial usage in any environment, including commercial All tools on this page work under Windows 2000 and higher.