Can the developer tell me if this will play nice with USBDLM (USB Drive Letter Manager)?

If you've ever plugged in a usb device and failed to have it recognized or tried to disconnect a USB device using the Windows disconnect and found that the device is still in use then you'll find this program very useful. It can even display hidden USB devices used on the computer such as the Wireless mouse.

Recommended.

I downloaded and installed the software. Antivirus reported it as harmful, so I deactivated antivirus for the installation. I registered with my email and got the activation key. When installing, I'm being told that the program had been activated by GAOTD. So where do I enter the activation key I received by email?
I can't find this program in the folder Program Files nor Program Files (x86). So where has it gone?
Tnx for clarification.

Tried to install on Windows 10 system, Turned off the virus checker. It showed it was installing. I checked the boxes to install the icons. I do not see a quick launch button which I assume would be in the task bar, When I click on the shortcut it doesn't appear to do anything.

Do you have to have a USB device installed running before the program opens,

This replaces v5 from last years' GotD on a little used laptop. I've been running licensed USBSR on a two systems for many years. But a freebie is always nice. Thank you!

Been waiting for this - a must have for all PCs

Is there an issue with sending the serial, I still haven't received it via email after 5 hours

Excellent program just keeps getting better as well. You can, if you have a mind change the icons, alter a drive letter and lock or unlock a drive I mention these because they`re all there waiting to found but you may not know they`re there to begin with

I had to remove an old file..a Trial file, otherwise the key would not take.
...........all is ok now.

@Igor Tkachenko,

I purchased USB Safely Remove before learning about Zentimo xStorage Manager, which I also purchased a license for. As a previous purchaser of both products, I was interested in the discounted offer for the current Zentimo version. On the Zentimo order page, the Personal License has a choice of 1 year, 2 years, or lifetime upgrades. The lifetime is $35.94. Below the choice of licenses (Personal, Commercial, Unlimited Site License) were two lines:
If you are an existing Zentimo customer see extending upgrade subscription plans.
"USB Safely Remove" customers can obtain the license for Zentimo at special discounted prices!

Great, I thought, ... previous Zentimo purchasers are being honored with a better discount, ... but when I arrived at that page, the price to have the Lifetime license is $39.90. People that Crystal Rich has already made money off of do not get a better deal after all. What gives there?

Even more interesting is that the page for USB Safely Remove customers can get the lifetime Zentimo for $29.95. Since Zentimo is a more expensive product, shouldn't previous Zentimo customers get a better deal than previous USB Safely Remove customers? And what about those of us that purchased both in the past? We helped make Crystal "Rich!"

Windows has this feature built in...just right click and click "eject" when you finish saving files to your USB drive...NEVER have I had a problem using this method...NO need at all for this software...just sayin`

Downloaded, installed twice on Win 7, received S/N by email. There is an icon in the toolbar allowing one to eject different USB devices. Right clicking on the icon does not bring up the program allowing the insertion of the S/N. The program is not visible in Process Lasso Pro as a running process but I clearly see an icon in the toolbar. The website says to right click the icon and open Help, as per usual, but this produces no effect. Strangely, selecting the link "Crystal Rich Ltd" to email Igor leads to a warning on Firefox of possible malware. Selecting the link to the forum site opens a page but no text can be introduced in the text box after selecting any of the feedback options. Comment #14 has the same problem but Igor has not responded.

I've been using USB Safely Remove v5.3 on my computer for a while as well as previous version kindly provude by the Crystal Rich team and GOTD.... Brilliant software.

Only one gripe still waiting for the serial as per the link to follow, not received any email for over 2 hours, can understand it's a popular software and maybe that's the delay

Howdy,

Thanks GOTD and Crystal Rich (Igor T.) for this program. Registration e-mail for the key, and download from the safelyremove page where fast, and no problems. Haven't had a chance to use it yet, but from the responses I have read, I know it will be another keeper for my pc, as I never did like the windows built in version of a removal tool.

Best Regards,

MS

Confusing install. After downloading 10 mb file, then instructed to go to http://safelyremove.com/giveaway2017g.htm, then downloaded 5.9 MB file. After "Successfully activated", I get "Registration has failed. You have entered a free giveaway license which is valid only for he version 5.2. If you wish to use the lasedt version consider upgrading to a PRO license. Purchase PRO license (link).

What's up?

I nearly always get the 'file is corrupted' message, but it never is. What I do is to keep the donwload, go into Safety Mode, and then run it (which always succeeds). That way you can keep your antivirus running, but you have the choice of taking the risk if you wish.

Still getting 404 error and when I go to home page, as it suggests, it just loops right back to giveawayoftheday page, which goes right back to 404 error. Help...

This program is very useful. It just works as advertised

One of the few must-have tools. Makes life with Windows more pleasant. I've used it for years. Don't pass it up!

I first used this program many years ago. For the past 5 years or so I've used Zentimo, the premium version. USB Safely Remove has most of the features, so grab it.

I have downloaded he zip file and got the licnece key too. when i tried to install from the zip file, the system installs the application (I can see the quick installation process), but then the application is not seen anywhere in the system, neither in the installed applications nor in the program kit under control panel nor on the desktop.

what am I doing wrong? i use windows 10 with all the updates.

thanks for the help
kalyanaraman subramaniam

Installed with no problem, but I have an older version of Zentimo (Version 1.4 Released December 09, 2011) which seems to conflict with today's Safely Remove when they both are running. I realize I should upgrade Zentimo and uninstall today's Safely Remove. Is there a site which shows Zentimo's current features vs. the version I have?

This program is one of the better Utilities I have ever used. Liked it so much I bought Zentimo. Grab it while you can. Thank you Crystal Rich.

At last! an application that I'd like to have. I have this installed on my XP system and miss it since moving to Win7. Thank you Crystal Rich for the giveaway. If I'd found this item somewhere on sale, I'd have purchased it long before today.

Be careful to click "the link" and not the Free DOWNLOAD button. Otherwise you will end up with Free Download Manager instead of USB Safely Remove.

I am using version 5.3 from a previous giveaway.
It works flawlessly on my system.
It provides many useful extra for managing USB devices compared to the windows native interface.
I love how easy it is to rename devices, change their icons, hide and unhide them etc.
Two thumbs up from me.

I have downloaded this twice now, each time I try to install it tells me I have a corrupt file and need to download a new one. I doubt it would be third time lucky so not going to bother,.

Grab this while you can! We've been using this program for years and just upgraded from Version 5 to 6 with no problems (I closed the old one first). One nice option that we appreciate is the option to let it run for all users. Another is the ability to change the icons. We have multiple external drives so by right clicking on one and then choosing 'Device Properties' and then 'Device Image' and 'Change', I can make each device's icon its actual color (blue, red...) making it almost impossible to remove the wrong device by mistake. Thank you, Crystal Rich.

Somehow using USB Safely remove my Renesas Electronics usb 3.0 root hub was disabled after ejecting a usb 3.0 thumb drive.

"Windows cannot load the device driver for this hardware because a previous instance of the device driver is still in memory. (Code 38)"

Please advice.

I have been using USB Safely remove for years. It is so much better than the Windows default, and shows everything you would want to know about what USB connections are on your computer. You can even hide connections that are more permanent such as hubs and drives you do not disconnect a lot. Comes in handy so you do not accidentally eject them and have to get to the back of your computer to reset for them to be seen by Windows again.

In addition to great customer service, Crystal Rich has a lifetime license available, which I bought years ago and never regretted it. I am sure Zentimo is just as good as USB Safely Remove, I just never had the need for all it offers.

Thanks GAOTD and Crystal Rich, for another great offering!

There's a quite an impressing list of improvements and bug fixes since the last version that was offered here on giveawayoftheday.

What's new in version 6.0 at a glance?

Improved forced stop:
Now the forced stop will unlock the device in all cases where earlier versions failed: svchost, an NTFS issue (so called $Extend$RmMetadata$TxfLog isue), when some low level program like antivirus, backup locked the drive etc. Besides now the program shows even such locking processes that open a direct connection to the drive (e.g. HD Tune) without access to the file system.
-Support for High-DPI monitors
-Improved usb 3 support

Take care.

I've used this for years. Very convenient. Do yourself a favour and download it!

Glad it has reappeared as a Giveaway so I can install it on my new machines. Thanks!

I just bought the zentimo. Should I uninstall the "USB Safely Remove" from my computer before the installation ?

I highly recommend USB Safely Remove. I've been using a previous version of this (which I also got a as a giveaway) for about 18 months, and just upgraded to this newer version. I didn't need to uninstall the old version first.

Sometimes after I've copied files to a USB flash drive, I pull out the drive to soon and the files don't get written properly. By using USB Safely Remove, I avoid this. When you use it to eject a drive, before ejecting it, it makes sure everything has been written to the drive. So, when it says the flash drive has been ejected, I know it's safe to pull out the drive.

I have configured the system tray icon for USB Safely Remove to always be shown in the Task Bar, which gives me instant access to it. You can Google how to always show the icons for any program which puts an icon in the system tray, if you don't know how to do this.