Re: What process is using my drive?

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Rich Pasco wrote:

RemoveDrive V0.6 - removes removable drives
Freeware by Uwe Sieber - www.uwe-sieber.de
Removing Drive F:\ (Memorex TD CLASSIC 003B USB Device)
failed
check for open files on F:\ or \Device\Harddisk2\DP(1)0-0+b
Press any key to close
C:\>

Thank you for RemoveDrive; it is nice, but it still doesn't say which
process is using my drive.

That wasn't the plan. It shows the DOS device name of the
device to remove (\Device\Harddisk2\DP(1)0-0+b).
This one you can enter in the 'Find handle' function
of Sysinternals ProcessExplorer. Usually it's enough
to take a characteristic part like 'disk2'.

Of course I would like to add these 'Find handle' function
to my tool. In fact I did it but there is an unsolved problem
that makes it freeze when it checks a certain type of handle.

The handle check is activated by the -h switch.
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/files/removedrive07.zip


Greetings from Germany

Uwe



For example, it says:

C:\>RemoveDrive.exe F:
RemoveDrive V0.6 - removes removable drives
Freeware by Uwe Sieber - www.uwe-sieber.de
Removing Drive F:\ (Memorex TD CLASSIC 003B USB Device)
failed
check for open files on F:\ or \Device\Harddisk2\DP(1)0-0+b
Press any key to close
C:\>

In this case, I had another command prompt window open with its
current drive set to F:. I tried again after closing that window:

C:\>RemoveDrive.exe F:
RemoveDrive V0.6 - removes removable drives
Freeware by Uwe Sieber - www.uwe-sieber.de
Removing Drive F:\ (Memorex TD CLASSIC 003B USB Device)
success
Press any key to close
C:\>

So what would be nice would be if RemoveDrive could give a message
more like:

Failed; process CMD.EXE has files open on F:

Thanks,

- Rich


Uwe Sieber wrote:

Rich Pasco wrote:
I have a portable hard disk attached to my my WinXP computer (Firewire
interface, if it makes a difference). If I click on the "Safely remove
hardware" icon, I get a notice telling me the Ddevice 'Generic volumne'
cannot be stopped right now. Please try stopping the device again later."

With Sysinternals ProcessExplorer you can search for open
handles:
http://www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessExplorer.html

But you have to search for the DOS device name, not for the
drive letter. My command line tool RemoveDrive shows it:
http://www.uwe-sieber.de/files/removedrive.zip

It look so:

-----------------------
C:\>RemoveDrive.exe u:

RemoveDrive V0.6 - removes removable drives
Freeware by Uwe Sieber - www.uwe-sieber.de
Removing Drive U:\ (Corsair Flash Voyager USB Device)
failed
check for open files on U:\ or \Device\Harddisk3\DP(1)0-0+8f
-----------------------

In this case it would be enough to search for 'disk3' in the
ProcessExplorer (Find -> Find Handle).


Greetings from Germany

Uwe
.

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