It is important to properly eject a hard drive before disconnecting the USB cable, similar to a hard drive being connected and mounted to your computer. Doing this will help avoid any unwanted data loss and will lengthen the life of the drive.
To properly and safely eject the drive:
- Launch Kwilt App.
- Tap on 'K' in the top left corner.
- Tap on 'Manage Kwilt Devices' and then tap on the eject symbol (triangle over line) for the appropriate drive you are looking to disconnect.
- Wait for the prompt and tap on 'Safely disconnect'.
- Once the message displaying "USB safely disconnected. You can now unplug it from your Kwilt Device." you can now safely unplug the USB hard drive from your Kwilt.