Everything prevents external drive from being ejected

[Gyugas]

As the title say. When i do my monthly backup the only way i can eject my external hdd is to close everything, otherwise windows 10 complains that something is preventing it from ejecting the drive.

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The application \Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\Everything\Everything.exe with process id 15196 stopped the removal or ejection for the device USB\VID_152D&PID_0578\MSFT30AD20240914085B.

Everything 1.4.1.1026
Windows 10 LTSC

[therube]

The Windows Registry, now why did I never consider that.

Does toggling,

Index | Pause Updates

,

Index | Update Indexes

, allow you to Safely Remove without having to close Everything?

[Gyugas]

The Windows Registry, now why did I never consider that.

Does toggling,

Index | Pause Updates

,

Index | Update Indexes

, allow you to Safely Remove without having to close Everything?

Sorry but i did not find those settings in the options window.

[Phlashman]

Those options are under the Index menu, not Tools/Options

[Gyugas]

Those options are under the Index menu, not Tools/Options

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I cannot find any index menu.

[Phlashman]

Sorry, didn't notice you're using Everything 1.4, my bad

Did a quick search on index pausing in 1.4 and found

viewtopic.php?p=16738#p16738

[void]

Please send a debug log when Everything is preventing an external drive from being ejected.

• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
  
  /debug_log
• Safe remove the volume.
  --Wait for the safely remove request to fail.
• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
  
  /restart
• Please upload your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt in a bug report.

Debug logs will show if Everything is processing the device removal request correctly.

[Gyugas]

Please send a debug log when Everything is preventing an external drive from being ejected.

• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
  
  /debug_log
• Safe remove the volume.
  --Wait for the safely remove request to fail.
• In Everything, type in the following search and press ENTER:
  
  /restart
• Please upload your %TEMP%\Everything Debug Log.txt in a bug report.

Debug logs will show if Everything is processing the device removal request correctly.

I sent the bug report. I had updated to 1.4.1.1028 before doing the instructions.

[void]

Thanks for the logs.

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2025-09-28 04:20:26.798: WM_DEVICECHANGE 0000000000008001 0000000000d3f330
2025-09-28 04:20:26.799: stop monitor dbh 0000000000d3f330
2025-09-28 04:20:26.800: stop ntfs monitor 00000000052cebf0
2025-09-28 04:20:26.800: stop ntfs_monitor I: 5 0000000000000000
2025-09-28 04:20:26.801: stop refs monitor 0000000000000000
2025-09-28 04:20:27.216: WM_DEVICECHANGE 0000000000008002 0000000000d3f330

The logs show Everything receives the removal request (WM_DEVICECHANGE 0000000000008001)
Everything stops monitoring changes to the I: drive and closes all handles. (stop ntfs_monitor I:)
Everything is notified the removal fails shortly after. (WM_DEVICECHANGE 0000000000008002)
Everything reopens handles to your I: drive and resumes monitoring.

I am investigating the issue..