Hi friends, this tutorial will help you to safely Unmount a USB Storage your Galaxy Smartphone.
Do you have a phone with OTG (USB On The Go) feature? If you have then this article is for you which will enable you to safely remove the USB storage or any USB device from your Samsung Galaxy Android Smartphone.
Please note that this tutorial is updated with working methods for safely unmounting OTG devices on One UI devices also.
In total there are three different methods available;
Two methods for Samsung Galaxy Smartphone with One UI (One UI 2.0, 2.5, 3.0, 4.1), Android Pie 9.0, Android 10, Android 11, Android 12, Android 13, Android 14 and one method for older Touchwiz Galaxy phones.
As we have updated this tutorial recently, we will be starting it with the newer version which are running on the latest One UI.
Steps to safely unmount/remove a USB storage from a Galaxy Smartphone On One UI (One UI 2.0, 2.5, 6.0+)
There are two different methods available for One UI devices.
Method-1 From Notification Panel
This is the simplest method.
1. When you are in the “Home” screen swipe from top to bottom to open the quick notification panel. Once opened you will get a similar screen like the one given below.
2. Now tap on the down arrow (marked in the red box in the above screenshot). Once done you will get the below drop down.
3. Now tap on “Unmount” as marked in the above screenshot.
That’s all, now your USB device will be unmounted/removed safely from your Samsung Galaxy Android Smartphone running on One UI.
Now lets proceed to the 2nd method.
Method-2 From Settings
The second method is little bit lengthy but effective.
1. First open app drawer and tap on “Settings” icon.
2. Now you will get the below page. Here tap on “Battery and device care“.
3. Once done you will get the below page. Here tap on “Storage”.
4. Now you will get the below page. Here tap on the “3 dots” on the top right corner.
5. Then you will get the “Advanced” option as shown in the below screenshot. Now tap on “Advanced”.
6. Once done you will get the below page. Here tap on the USB drive you want to unmount.
7. Once tapped you will get the below page. Here tap on “Unmount” to safely remove the device.
When done you will get an inline popup “….USB device unmounted” as shown below.
That’s it, now your OTG device will be safely unmounted/removed from your Samsung Galaxy Smartphone running one One UI.
Steps to safely unmount/remove a USB storage from a Galaxy Smartphone (For Older devices)
1. First you need to navigate to the settings menu, for that tap on the “Settings” icon from the app drawer of your Galaxy Smartphone.
2. Now once in “Settings” menu scroll down until you see the “Storage” as shown below.
3. Once you get the “Storage” tap on it to get the below screen. You can see the USB storage device is shown there as “USB drive“.
4. Now tap it to safely unmount/remove it from your Galaxy Android Smartphone.
5. Once you do that you will get the above screen with the inline message “USB drive unmounted“. Hurray! now you can physically detach it from your phone.
Why you want to unmount a USB device from your Samsung Galaxy Smartphone?
Unmounting a USB device before removing it is crucial for maintaining data integrity, preventing data loss, ensuring file system stability, and safeguarding the overall health of both the device and the system. It’s a good practice to wait for the operating system to confirm that the device can be safely removed before physically disconnecting it.
- Data Integrity: When you unmount a USB device, the operating system ensures that all data has been written to the device and that there are no active read or write operations. Removing a device without unmounting it can result in data corruption or loss.
- File System Stability: Unmounting allows the file system on the USB device to complete any pending operations and update its metadata. Abruptly removing the device without unmounting can lead to file system errors, making it difficult to access data on the device later.
- Preventing Data Loss: If there are ongoing write operations when you remove a USB device, data may be partially written, leading to incomplete or corrupted files. Unmounting ensures that all data transfer is completed before you disconnect the device.
- Device Safety: Unmounting ensures that the device is no longer in use by the operating system. This is important because removing a device while it is still in use can lead to hardware issues or data corruption.
- Application and System Stability: Some applications or system processes may have open files or handles to the USB device. Unmounting ensures that these processes release their connections to the device, preventing potential system crashes or errors.
- Preventing File Locking: Unmounting releases any file locks held by the operating system, allowing other processes or users to access the files on the USB device without interference.
Complete List Of Samsung Galaxy Smartphones With OTG Support (USB On-The-Go)
The above article lists out all the Galaxy Smartphones with OTG support so you don’t have to look anywhere else.
If you are not much aware about the OTG feature then please continue reading. OTG, also called as the “USB On The Go” is the latest feature on your Android Smartphone which enable you to connect any USB device like pendrives, memory cards, mouse etc to your phone through the micro USB port.
The need of this tutorial arises when you connect a USB storage device to your Samsung Galaxy Android Smartphone. As you all know the portable USB devices should be safely removed before physically detaching it. So this tutorial will help you to safely remove/unmount a USB storage on your Samsung Galaxy Android Smartphone.
This method is compatible on all OTG supported Galaxy Smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S24, Samsung Galaxy S24+, Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S23, Samsung Galaxy S23+, Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy M53, Samsung Galaxy S20 FE 2022, Samsung Galaxy A73 5G, Samsung Galaxy A53, Samsung Galaxy A33, Samsung Galaxy F23, Samsung Galaxy M33, Samsung Galaxy M23, Samsung Galaxy A23, Samsung Galaxy A13, Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra 5G, Samsung Galaxy S22+ 5G, Samsung Galaxy S22 5G, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8+, Samsung Galaxy Tab S8, Samsung Galaxy S21 FE 5G Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021) Samsung Galaxy A13 5G Samsung Galaxy A03, Samsung Galaxy A03 Core Samsung Galaxy F42 5G, Samsung Galaxy M52 5G.
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