“What is the button on the portable hard drive? When connected to the computer the button lights up white. I thought the button would allow me to safely remove the hard drive but only my screen refreshed. The instruction books included are lacking information for first time users. A "Quick Start" guide which labels the components and how to run the set up, as well as a California Prop warning. While using the computer normally with this plug in the button randomly flashes and "AUTO PLAY" options appear. So far it has happened twice while typing this question. What is the button supposed to do?”
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There is no button. It is just a light with a bit of plastic in the middle. It sounds like you have a power issue on your USB port. I would try to place it in a USB 3 port and see if the problem keeps happening. Mine also flashes just before going back to sleep when I am not backing up data or the system is not indexing the drive.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.That's just a power indicator - you have to use the computer to remove the HD - Windows and Mac are different, so check the manual for your computer to find the appropriate directions.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Thanks for your question. The light that you see on the hard drive itself is a light showing that the hard drive is functioning. There is no button on the hard drive. If you are using a Windows laptop you can "eject" the hard drive by pointing your cursor to the task bar in the lower right corner, click on the arrow and you should see an icon that says to safely remove hardware. Select your hard drive and you will see a prompt on your display that states that it is safe to remove the hard drive.
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