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What's your favorite USB External Storage Device Manager -- and why?
Darwin:
Ah... just checked with Process Explorer and USBDLM is using 2620 K Private Bytes. VM in Task Manager is roughly equivalent to Private Bytes in USBDLM.
Armando:
Aaaaahhhh! Now you're talking. :)
lrlewis:
I'm simple: usb disk ejector does what I need:
http://quick.mixnmojo.com/usb-disk-ejector-120-beta
Simply provides me with a list of usb devices (and volume names) that, with 1 click, I can eject. It's beta, but does what I need it to do.
Midnight Rambler:
USBDiskEjector. A lot of users in forums I've participated in complain about problems with Windows' native USB drive removal app. Either it doesn't work consistently or at all, or its icon doesn't appear in the system tray as it's supposed to.
Although it isn't necessary for powered external USB hard drives, USB Disk Ejector has always worked on my XP and Vista systems in safely removing USB thumb drives, and its free. Only drawback is that Win98 isn't supported (per author).
It's a little gem.
ppass:
So many times, after using many different USB drives (HDs, USB sticks...), windows gets all mixed up and starts assigning unusual letters to my drive, which makes backuping, errrrrr, an interesting experience.
-Armando (September 03, 2008, 12:05 AM)
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Well, this depends on which software you are using for backup. I use SyncBackSE, and do not have to bother renaming USB device letters. This is because you can use your USB device's label name. Labels can be set once for all for a USB device very easily in Windows and other operating systems, I guess.
To refer to the USB device called my_device, you just use this instruction:
%LABEL=my_device%
To access to folder1 on your USB device, you just use this instruction
%LABEL=my_device%folder1\
No matter if the letter is G:\ of F:\ of K:\
You can also use serial numbers directly in your backup profiles. Details here:
http://www.2brightsparks.com/help/index.php?action=kb&article=11
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