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What's your favorite USB External Storage Device Manager -- and why?
Armando:
USB Safely Remove
-wr975 (September 03, 2008, 07:08 AM)
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Seems like a very nice app (remember installing it a long time ago...). I'm not sure though, but from the description, USB Safely Remove doesn't seem to do the same thing. It's more about managing drive names, assigning keyboard shortcuts, etc., but not really "permanently" assigning letters to specific volumes in relation to specific criteria, etc.
Here's the feature list :
- Safely remove in one click
- Get rid of unnecessary devices!
- Global keyboard shortcuts
- Correct and clear device names
- The device cannot be stopped right now : close the offending processes!
- Garanteed ejection!
- Notifications about connected and removed devices
- Starting programs after connecting and before removing a device
- Automating work with devices (Command line)
- Working with any hotplug devices - USB, SATA, FireWire
- Displaying volume labels instead of device names, Switching to volume names
- Customizable icon in the system tray
I wonder if it would conflict with the USBDLM... Anybody running both?
Darwin:
Not me... I looked at the features list and realized that I don't need the features it offers. I use Unlocker to deal with devices that can't be removed...
wr975:
but not really "permanently" assigning letters to specific volumes in relation to specific criteria, etc.
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It permanently assigns drive letters. It doesn't write ini files, but I think it just remembers the hardware id.
What's your favorite USB External Storage Device Manager -- and why?
What's your favorite USB External Storage Device Manager -- and why?
I guess they started with making it easier to remove/eject drives, and then kept adding related features. Here're some more:
- Assign drive letters to devices
- Mount drive as folder
- Prohibit assigning drive letters (like network drives)
- Global hotkeys for each drive
- Always hide devices from "remove list"
- Hide devices if empty (card readers)
- Optionally disallow ejection of card readers
- Re-enable removed devices
- Disable devices if removing/ejecting is not supported (my PCI SATA controller does not support removing drives)
Darwin:
Hmmm... thanks for clarifying that, wr975! I'm happy with my setup, for now... (are software addicts really ever "satisfied"?), so will leave well enough alone.
Armando:
but not really "permanently" assigning letters to specific volumes in relation to specific criteria, etc.
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It permanently assigns drive letters. It doesn't write ini files, but I think it just remembers the hardware id.
(see attachment in previous post) (see attachment in previous post)
I guess they started with making it easier to remove/eject drives, and then kept adding related features. Here're some more:
- Assign drive letters to devices
- Mount drive as folder
- Prohibit assigning drive letters (like network drives)
- Global hotkeys for each drive
- Always hide devices from "remove list"
- Hide devices if empty (card readers)
- Optionally disallow ejection of card readers
- Re-enable removed devices
- Disable devices if removing/ejecting is not supported (my PCI SATA controller does not support removing drives)
-wr975 (September 03, 2008, 04:46 PM)
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Wow. USB Safely Remove deserves a thread too! ;D
[Edit : it's $20 though, isn't it ?]
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