USB Disk Ejector

When it comes to safely remove a hardware device synched to a computer, there are two types of people — those who do not care even in the slightest about such practice, and those who vicariously wait for the PC to give them the green light before removing a drive.

Starting from the premise that the "Safely Remove Hardware" icon is not as present with the newest iterations of Windows, a tool like USB Disk Ejector could fulfill that role better. This application can also help with force-ejecting drives that refuse to desynchronize.

Because it is compiled into a portable pack, USB Disk Ejector will spare one the installation process. Unpacking the archive and launching the executable is all you must do to start operating the app.

A compact pane with all detected drives pops up at launch. Double-clicking or pressing Enter on a selected entry will cause it to disconnect. This procedure ensures data integrity on the said device, ending the connection, after all, undergoing processes were completed.

While the UI has no other functionality apart from removing drives, plenty of options hide under the More>>> button. For example, you can change the UI startup rules or system tray behavior.

Docking the dashboard to a fixed point on the screen is also doable, as well as resizing it. However, the most interesting feature appears to be the card reader section. Surprisingly, the app can detect memory cards as drives, which is very neat, especially if you own an external card reading device.

USB Disk Ejector is a small tool designed to prevent data corruption on external devices by wrapping up the processes that may still be running after a transfer. Forcefully removing stuck drives is another ability handy in certain situations, making the app an all-around solution for disconnecting all types of drives.