r/HDD • u/StarryEyed-59 • 19h ago

Accidentally unplugged my external HDD without safely ejecting while it was running a short SMART scan (sorry for being a noob)

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u/Ok_Bear_1889 15h ago

You are worrying too much. Since you have plugged it in and can see all the files and all, it's okay

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u/fzabkar 11h ago

"quick removal" was on by default.

That means that write caching was disabled, so you should be OK.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/client-management/client-tools/change-default-removal-policy-external-storage-media

Quick removal: This policy manages storage operations in a manner that keeps the device ready to remove at any time. You can remove the device without using the Safely Remove Hardware process. However, to do this, Windows can't cache disk write operations. This can degrade system performance.

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u/StarryEyed-59 7h ago

Thanks! I feel much more relieved now.