One can't be too careful when removing USB cable, I know when I'm accessing any type of storage device via USB I always eject as I have seen memory cards which go faulty when unplugging without ejecting.
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yeah you are supposed to use the 'eject' function, but that has been so unreliable for me in windows that i just wait a few seconds after transferring something and then just yank the cable.