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Flash Drive Reminder reminds you to unplug your flash drive

by Brad Linder on December 9, 2008 at 04:00 PM

Flash Driver Reminder is a different kind of nagware. While some applications will pop up a nag message reminding you to register or pay for your software after you've been using it a while, Flash Drive Reminder actually provides you with a useful nag message. When it's running, Flash Drive Reminder will display a nag message when you try to shut down or logout of your Windows session reminding you to remove your USB flash drive if you haven't already done so.

That's it. That's all this application does. If you've never accidentally left your keys at home or at the office because you forgot to unplug the flash drive on your key chain from your PC, then this application isn't for you. If you're tired of walking back to your office from the parking lot only after realizing you can't open your car door, then this utility could be a life save. Or at least a time saver.

[via Lifehacker and Windows Guides]

Tags: flash-driver-reminder, flash0drive, freeware, nagware, usb-flash-drive

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robotrockDec 9th 2008 4:24PM

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My car "key" is an RF fob I just keep in my manbag so I don't need my keys...so naturally I constantly find myself driving home only to find out I can't open the damn door 'cos I've left my keys in my laptop!

Handy app for sure.

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ChristianDec 9th 2008 5:39PM

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Oh how about seeing why I can't safely remove my USB connection yet? How do I stop any process so I can pull it safetly?

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phongstaDec 9th 2008 5:45PM

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seems suspect... the message had a misspelling in it... "reccomended"? isn't it recommended?

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EricDec 9th 2008 6:28PM

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"Receive" is misspelled as well.

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RichDec 9th 2008 7:11PM

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"widow" is spelt (yes, I'm kidding with the spelt) wrong too, but I can confirm the program works!

@Christian - Sometimes things like your virus checker or Windows Indexing Service will be keeping your thumb drive busy when it is connected. If you are sure there is no data being written to the drive (i.e. saving a file) then you can eject it without problems.

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