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USB memory unmounting itself
Authored by: blueaudio on Sep 05, '03 10:38:50PM

Does anyone have experience with USB memory devices unmounting from the desktop after a certain timeout? I have a SanDisk ImageMate reader and I wanted to run a cron job to backup to a memory stick every night, but the device seems to unmount after a certain idle time. The only solution is to unplug the device and plug it back in. Also, when the device unmounts, an error pops up saying:

"The device you removed was not properly put away. Data might have been lost or damaged. Before disconnecting a device, you should select its icon in the Finder and choose Eject from the File menu."

So I'm assuming that the hardware has some timeout that forced it to sleep or something, and there's probably nothing I can do about it. But if anyone has suggestions on how to keep it mounted all the time, I'd love to hear them.

-John



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