Monday, August 04, 2008

EjectUSB 1.3 - Force-Eject Your USB Drive

EjectUSB 1.3 (Windows, Open Source, 251KB) is a simple utility to close all programs running from a specified drive or folder and then attempt ejection if a drive was specified. Extended functionality includes flushing the file cache, closing Explorer windows and removing registry entries and Recent Document shortcuts referencing the specified drive or folder.

Changes:

  • Bug fix: Program closing on Win9x works again (was broken in 1.2).
  • Bug fix: Fixed issues on Win9x when running EjectUSB from a drive's root folder.
  • Improvement: Implemented hybrid batch scripting. This provides theoretical support for TrueCrypt and combination flash card / flash drives as well as conditional operations.
  • Improvement: EjectUSB can now interface with EjectMedia.exe to eject flash cards / CDs.
  • Improvement: Implemented support for Subst.
  • Addition: Added DoNotSubst and NoRedirect settings to the configuration file format.
  • Addition: Added /nobat command line argument to disable use of the hybrid batch file (if present). Meant to be used within the hybrid batch file if starting another instance of EjectUSB to prevent infinite loops.

I normally use USB Disk Ejector to disconnect my external drives. You can use EjectUSB with USB Disk Ejector by putting EjectUSB in the same directory.

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