Is there any actual harm to pulling the USB cable without disconnecting it first in the OS?

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Should I unmount a USB drive before unplugging it?

I've never once in my life used a context menu or any other option to eject a USB device to disconnect it before pulling the plug. Am I being an idiot that is damaging my hardware?

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score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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No, but you may be damaging the filesystem on it.

edited Mar 20 '17 at 10:17

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answered Apr 22 '11 at 15:46

Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams

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Is there any actual harm to pulling the USB cable without disconnecting it first in the OS?

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