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I am facing a similar situation with this here,the only 2 differences being that I am facing the problem with an external HDD and in win7.

I tried this solution here-using Sysinternals Process Explorer to find and stop handles related to the external HDD.I found 2 explorer handles related to the HDD,nevertheless the drive still,could not be ejected from the PC even after the handles were stopped.. What can I do to find what is keeping the drive from ejecting safely.

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http://www.emptyloop.com/unlocker/

Make sure to say NO to the optional toolbar. This will tell you what is locking the drive and unlock it if necessary.

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  • no, unlocker did not solve the problem.It did find the locking processes(2) but "killing" them did not make possible removing safely the external HDD.The problem remains-I do not know what to try next.just want to add that the processes found were explorer.exe – Dimitris Papageorgiou Feb 09 '14 at 18:55
  • @DimitrisPapageorgiou **explorer.exe** Auto re-spawns as it is necessary for windows. Close all "Windows Explorer" or My computer windows you have open. Then instead of killing the process, use **unlock all** and then **Safely Remove**. Otherwise you will have to turn the computer off, unplug the drive and turn PC back on which would be dumb. – cybernard Feb 09 '14 at 20:19
  • That did not work either.Two handles were found,I used unlock all as you said and despite the fact that these were "killed" the HDD could still not be removed. – Dimitris Papageorgiou Feb 23 '14 at 12:52