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Why do I need to use eject my usb?

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Weylon Posts 3 Registration date Thursday February 4, 2016 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2016 - Feb 4, 2016 at 10:59 AM
Weylon Posts 3 Registration date Thursday February 4, 2016 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2016 - Feb 6, 2016 at 07:10 AM
Hi, I know that you're supposed to eject stuff before pulling it out of a computer but why?
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Weylon Posts 3 Registration date Thursday February 4, 2016 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2016 2
Feb 5, 2016 at 05:11 PM
Here is a pretty short video I found that explains when and why you have to eject USB drives:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-_DvMh3tX8
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xpcman Posts 19528 Registration date Wednesday October 8, 2008 Status Contributor Last seen June 15, 2019 1,824
Feb 4, 2016 at 01:23 PM
Because the computer buffers data being written to the device. If it has not completed those buffered blocks of data you will loose the data and sometimes render the device unusable until reformatted.

Ejecting the device forces the final data to be written.
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Weylon Posts 3 Registration date Thursday February 4, 2016 Status Member Last seen February 6, 2016 2
Feb 6, 2016 at 07:10 AM
If anyone has anything to add on the topic I'd love to hear it, maybe someone knows how it really works indepth?
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