Flash Drive Reminder is a handy utility for people (especially college students) who work across different computers and carry their data on a USB memory stick.
This will display a desktop reminder saying that the USB drive is still in the computer if you try to log off without unplugging the stick.
Brad Greco writes – “I have an annoying tendency to leave my flash drive plugged in to the computer when I leave. I began to get tired of returning to the library and asking the front desk if anyone had found a flash drive, so I decided to write a little program that would ensure that I’d never leave it plugged into a computer again.”
Flash Drive Reminder adds an option to the autorun box that appears when you insert a flash drive into the computer. When you log off from Windows, this will pop up a dialog box reminding you to remove the flash drive.
Works on Windows XP and Vista systems provided AutoPlay option is enabled on the computer where you insert the drive.
Related: Carry your Computer on a USB Stick
Find this article at: http://www.labnol.org/software/tutorials/get-reminder-remove-usb-flash-drive-from-computer/3784/
web: http://www.labnol.org/ email: amit@labnol.org
Reader Comments
Well . This might work for me. Once I left my pendrive on a system, 200 miles from my place. I had my pen drive sent to me by courier.
But, this thing pops up only when you log off. right.? Usually we dont log off when we leave cafes, If this message would pop up at regular intervals (which can be set by the user) then it would be more useful
Written by Arun Basil Lal on 07.02.08
Arun, you are right, but it is still useful for college students like me who have to log off the PC while leaving the lab.
Amit,
Thanks for the info about this app. I already lost 1 and don’t want to lose another.
Written by Shailendra on 07.02.08
I had once written a log off script which gave a alert whether you have a removable drive attached or not. :P But this one is better, and it would be nice if the reminder feature is also implement as Arun suggested. :-)
Written by Pradeep on 07.02.08
this the case with me too.i also lost my pen drive in college in the same way.
But the thing is that it is not always that we perform log off before leaving the system.
but there is a saying in hindi “bagte boot ki langoti hi sahi”.something is better than nothing
Written by Jay on 07.03.08
I prefer no sound.I keep on using USB Drive a lot of times in day. And my Windows Media Player is playing some music, that sound is a little disturbing.
Written by V on 07.06.08
This looks incredibly useful for a school setting. I am the IT Co-ordinator at our school and I have a growing pile of unclaimed USB drives, despite asking students to name their drives, save a file using their name onto the USB drive etc.
Now, if only the routine would also ‘Beep’ to give an audible reminder as well!
Written by Wayne Starick on 04.07.09