User guide

7
D
isconnecting Your Hard Driv
e
Y
our externa
l
h
ar
d
d
rive is
h
ot-swappa
bl
e. It can
b
e connecte
d
an
d
d
isconnecte
d
wit
h
out restarting your
c
omputer. To disconnect your drive at any time, per
f
orm the
f
ollowing steps.
Y
ou can also disconnect
y
our hard drive at an
y
time while
y
our com
p
uter is
p
owered off.
N
ote: Please be care
f
ul to
f
ollow the correct procedure when disconnecting your unit. Simply unplugging the unit
without fi rst followin
g
the instructions below ma
y
result in dama
g
e to
y
our unit and/or loss of data
.
F
or Win
d
ows Users
:
I
f
you have
fi
les located on your drive open in any applications, close them
.
1
.
C
lick the
2.
Un
p
lu
g
or E
j
ect Hardware button in the S
y
stem Tra
y
.
S
elect your drive
f
rom the menu that appears
.
3
.
After a moment, Windows will dis
p
la
y
a messa
g
e that
y
our hardware can be safel
y
removed.
4.
F
or Mac
OS
Users:
I
f
you have
fi
les located on your drive open in any applications, close them
.
1
.
Locate the icon
f
or your drive on the desktop, and drag it to the trash
.
2
.