To eject media, right-click the media icon on the desktop, and then choose Eject. If the drive for the media is a motorized drive, the media is ejected from the drive. If the drive for the media is not motorized, wait until the desktop icon for the media disappears, and then eject the media manually.
You must unmount removable media before ejecting. Do not remove a USB flash drive before you unmount the flash drive. If you do not unmount the media first, you might lose data.
The desktop icon for the drive disappears from the display.