I have a couple of SATA drives and a JumpDrive that I plug in occasionally, so the safely remove hardware is always in the systray. I was just wondering if this thing actually does anything and if its harmful to just PULL the jumpdrive out without removing? what does removing it do?Always remove USB devices correctly. You are ASKING for problems if you don't!that's what i figured... i was just wondering what problems could arise. i'm not exactly sure what the problem is and why removing it fixes it. thanks.Due to the computer using "write behind", this is not recommended. "Write behind", is used to speed up the computer - INSTEAD of slowing down the system everytime you make a change, the computer will wait for "idle" time to write to a drive. You may not get updated files, or even get corrupted files. By "safely remove", the computer will force a write to the drive, and allow a COMPLETE check before it allows you to remove the drive. Just LIKE shutting down the computer properly, instead of just turning the power off.cool thanks, that's what i was curious about