I did format a hitachi 300GB external HD in NTFS with two partitions, primary and logic. My intention os to use one for "trash" and other as backup of my notebook with Windows 8.1. But after I connect it by usb port, the EJECT option does not show up. Should be at bottom right corner where usually I safe remove pendrive. In file manager it does not appears too, as it was an internal HD.
I'm aware that I REALLY should not remove this unit without unmounting it because of the way NTFS works. In my Mac it appears as any other removable media, I just right click on it and eject. In Windows 8.1 I have to open Device Manager and deactivate the unit (and when plug in again I have to activate it to be mounted).
How can I make this processes less painful in windows 8.1?
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Windows 8 has a tray icon for Safely Remove Hardware and Eject Media, , that should remove the drive even when the Eject context menu item is not available. This can also be done from Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Devices and Printers: right-click on the device and select Remove device.
If the tray icon is not visible, you might need to "customize the taskbar".
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