How to Eject an SD/Memory Card From a Chromebook
Ejecting a USB device from a Chromebook properly can save you from potentially having to recover data after (if) your flash drive gets corrupted.
How to Remove USB Thumb Drive From Chromebook
The process of removing a USB thumb drive is identical to the process above. The only difference is that the device name that appears in the left navigation menu will be slightly different. To eject the thumb drive from your Chromebook, just select the Eject icon to the right of its name and it’ll disappear. Once it’s gone, you can safely remove the thumb drive from your Chromebook.
The USB Device Still In Use Error
There are times when you may see an error that the USB device is “still in use” and the eject icon won’t work. This can happen when a process is still communicating with the USB storage device and can’t be stopped by the operating system. If you wait a few minutes, attempt to eject again, and receive the same error, you’ll need to shut down your Chromebook. Once the Chromebook is completely shut down, it’s safe to remove the USB device without any danger of corruption or damage.
Improperly Removing a Flash Drive from Chromebook
Whenever you insert a flash drive into your Chromebook, the operating system (ChromeOS) is constantly communicating with that device. If you remove the USB device and the OS happens to be in the middle of communicating with it, there’s a strong potential that either part or all of the information on the disk could become corrupt and unusable.
