How to Repair: Can’t Eject External Hard Drive in Windows 10 PC

Some users have complained about not being able to eject external hard drives on their Windows computers. There are several reasons for this, including outdated or faulty USB drivers that don’t allow the drive to be ejected, or other processes that access the contents of the drive.

You can disconnect the drive without first closing the applications accessing it, but this runs the risk of corrupting the data. You can use a data recovery tool to repair and restore damaged files, but there is no guarantee that this will work. read more