Card reader needs browser closed to safely remove

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silverbirch

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#138309 29-Dec-2013 18:53

Windows 8, Firefox browser.

I have this bizarre problem that when I upload images from memory card using card reader and Lightroom, that I have to close the browser in order to safely remove the card reader. Lightroom ejects the card after the upload .... but then when I go to safely remove it tells me another programme is using the card, and it's always the browser I have to close. Seems weird - I asked on a photography forum but no one had experienced this.

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timmmay

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#958787 29-Dec-2013 20:58

What add ins do you have? Do you have anything in Lightroom uploading to the web, galleries etc?

gzt

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#958953 30-Dec-2013 10:38

Interesting. Does the same happen with, Chrome?, IE?

silverbirch

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#959090 30-Dec-2013 15:37

There's an add on about Adobe Creative Cloud - maybe that's doing it.

I don't use IE, but it doesn't happen with Chrome - so guess it's to do with that add ons.

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#959144 30-Dec-2013 16:56

Disable all your addons, see if it still happens. If not then add them back in individually.

silverbirch

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#960071 1-Jan-2014 19:13

I think I'll just leave it. I tried disabling the Adobe one, thinking that would be most likely. It's not a biggy to close the browser, but I was curious.

Thanks for the ideas, much appreciated.

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#960080 1-Jan-2014 19:38

Is firefox your default browser? Setting Chrome as the default might fix it.

silverbirch

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#960081 1-Jan-2014 19:41

Yes I used Chrome for a while but could never set things right for banking, so reverted to Firefox. Easier to just close the browser for ejecting card than messing with banking?

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