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How to safely dismount the drive
NEVER TURN OFF YOUR EXTERNAL DRIVE WITHOUT DISMOUNTING IT FIRST. YOU MAY LOSE
DATA OR DAMAGE THE DRIVE.
When a device, such as a hard drive, is “mounted” to a computer, that means
the computer has detected the device and established a communications link
with it. When you dismount a device, the communications link is severed and the
computer can no longer access it.
PC Users
1.
Make sure your computer is no longer accessing the AZiO External Drive.
2.
In the system tray at the bottom of your screen, click the Safely Remove
icon.
3.
Select the Drive. After a few seconds, Windows will give you a message
that it is safely to remove the device.
4.
Click OK. The Drive has dismounted. You can then safely turn off or
disconnect the drive.
Mac Users
Drag the Drive’s icon to the Trash. The Drive will dismount and you can then
safely turn off or disconnect the drive.