"My thinking is that devices that are powered entirely by the USB port are much more likely to be unplugged in much the same way as a stick, whereas actual hard disks would be more likely to have a more permanent connection." Keep in mind that most of 2.5" and 1.8" USB hard disks are bus powered, while 3.5" disks are usually self powered.
-- "Unmount" in volume right-click menu, is tech-speak and undiscoverable https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/28835 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is a direct subscriber. -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs