Do You Really Need to Safely Eject External Drives?

Published January 31, 2025 | By Glenn

Do You Really Need to Safely Eject External Drives? – By Kipp Burroughs How-To Geek
We’ve all seen those “Safely Remove Hardware” prompts when unplugging external drives. But in modern computing, do they still matter? It depends on your OS, file system, and write caching. Let’s break down when it’s necessary and when you can safely skip it.