usually yes. its safe The risk is to remove during a write cycle, that can be really bad. Its best to unmount the device first and then you can connect and disconnect with power on safely. The power issue will not damage the device as its made for that, but the mount issue can corrupt data. Judy & Lindsay Roberts wrote:
Is it safe to connect and disconnect USB Memory sticks with the power on?
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