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    Turning off an external hard drive

    Is there a process in Kubuntu similar to Windows "Safely Remove Hardware"?

    I hooked up an external hardive and now need to move it to another CPU.
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    Re: Turning off an external hard drive

    You can do it via the CLI (Command Line Interface = console).

    Open a console and type:
    Code:
    cat /etc/fstab
    If you have an entry for the HD in the file, note it's mount point. Then type:
    Code:
    sudo umount [i]mount_point[/i]
    An example, using an entry in my fstab file:
    # /dev/sde1 60G USB HD
    UUID=100B-2074 /media/USB_60G vfat defaults,users,umask=000,relatime 0 2
    The mount point for my 60B USB HD is highlighted in red. To umount it I type:
    Code:
    sudo  umount  /media/USB_60G
    Windows no longer obstructs my view.
    Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
    "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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      #3
      Re: Turning off an external hard drive

      By "another CPU" I assume you mean another computer?

      Assuming you want to use a GUI and you are using Dolphin....

      On the left hand side of the Dolphin window you will see a list of" places". At the bottom of the list you should see the device. Right click on it and select safely remove.

      Ian
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        Re: Turning off an external hard drive

        Wow. That's simpler. I had been looking for just such, but didn't look "low" enough. Thanks for the tip.
        Windows no longer obstructs my view.
        Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
        "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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          Re: Turning off an external hard drive

          Excellent Help. Thanks.
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            Re: Turning off an external hard drive

            If you are satisfied that your question has been answered, please return to your initial post in this thread and click the modify button and add SOLVED to the subject line.
            Windows no longer obstructs my view.
            Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
            "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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              Re: Turning off an external hard drive

              If you have the new device notifier widgets installed, you can click on it. It'll show you a quick list of things plugged in. On the right hand side, click the little eject icon and viola

              It's pretty intuitive if you're coming from Windows. It works very similarly to how you would remove something in Windows.
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                Re: Turning off an external hard drive

                And yet another way, again supporting the knowledge that with Linux, there is almost always more than one way to get something done.
                Windows no longer obstructs my view.
                Using Kubuntu Linux since March 23, 2007.
                "It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data." - Sherlock Holmes​
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                  Re: Turning off an external hard drive

                  Yep, even easier
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