You don't need to "Safely remove hardware" to remove the card. When you do
that, you're shutting down the whole card reader, not just the card. Simply
remove the card from the reader and you'll be all set.
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"jodzeee" <jodzeee@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> My PC has several built-in media card readers. When I download photos from
> them, I click on "safely remove hardware" and successfully (i think)
> remove
> them, but then they are no longer recognized if I put another card in the
> reader.
>
> If I reboot I can access them again, but I shouldn't have to do that. Does
> anyone know why it's doing this or some kind of fix without rebooting
> every
> time so I can access the media cards?
>
> Thank you.