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99% of Windows usability issues would be fixed if Windows had the guts to add this button (media.piefed.social)
submitted 3 days ago by umbraroze@piefed.social to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev
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I don't fucking know why I can't eject USB hard drives. I installed the SysInternals apps, and best they can tell me is that Dropbox is fucking with the drives. I explicitly told Dropbox to not fuck with USB drives. I don't know who's lying, I just want whoever is fucking with the drives to stop fucking with the drives, OK??? OK.

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Have you ever actually used Process Explorer before? I mean digging behind the scenes and find out what process threads are eating the CPU and keeping storage access open..

Process Explorer does way more than the default GUI throws at you...

[–] umbraroze@piefed.social 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've used Process Explorer.

"What file handles are open that match ?"
"Well there's Dropbox now."
"Oh. Again?"
"Dropbox, I think."
"Again."
"Maybe nothing???"
"OK, let's try ejecting now." (It fails again.) "Are you sure no file handles are using this drive?"
"I'm positive."
"Well fuck this then." (Unplug USB)

Now. I said I've used Process Explorer. I didn't say I've used Process Explorer. I wish to be, one day, one of those frightening people who live and breath Process Explorer every day. There's still a long journey to get there, I know.