Hawk, If you keep unplugging an external hard drive without first disconnecting it you could damage the file structure of the drive. It probably won't damage the drive physically, but you could lose all your files. Journaling helps to recover from these situations which is why the OS asks you plug the drive back in. Dean Danis 519-494-8639 90 Caprice Cr. London Ontario N5V 3M2 > Date: Wed, 7 Apr 2010 19:22:31 -0400 > Subject: [muglo] hard drive > From: taylorc547@xxxxxxxxxx > To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > What would happen if I just unplugged the external drive and plugged it back > in again? Can I do any damage to the drive on the computer? jim > --- > Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo > > > _________________________________________________________________ Live connected. Get Hotmail & Messenger on your phone. http://go.microsoft.com/?linkid?24462 --- Manage your account options at //www.freelists.org/list/muglo