Re: Debian 12.5 up-to-date Xfce, Firefox clings to USB stick

From	David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Debian 12.5 up-to-date Xfce, Firefox clings to USB stick
Date	2024-03-30 23:20 +0100
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On 3/30/24 08:17, Antti-Pekka Känsälä wrote:
> What could be the deal, when Firefox tries to stop me from unmounting a
> stick, after I've accessed files on it through Firefox?  I worry about my
> stick security.  Thanks.

Linux knows what files are open on each file system.  If you try to 
unmount a file system with open files or eject a mounted USB drive with 
open files, Linux will refuse and your desktop environment will display 
a suitable error dialog.  This is a feature, not a bug.

The solution is to close all the files on the file system, and then 
unmount it.

David

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Debian 12.5 up-to-date Xfce, Firefox clings to USB stick Antti-Pekka Känsälä <antti.pekka.kansala@gmail.com> - 2024-03-30 16:40 +0100
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