Справка > How to disable a device and what's device disabling?

Device disabling is an ability to permanently stop a device. It's the same as preparing to safe removal but the device will remain disabled even if you reboot the PC or eject and connect the device again. It's a cool feature since it allows you to do many things:

Prevent malware to access your backup drive
Save power when you do not use your device (see also Power off USB devices on stopping)
Temporarily get currently unneed drive out of sight

How to disable a device?

Just right click to the device and choose the "Disable device" menu item:

If the device is locked by a process the program will show you the "Unable to stop" dialog and allows to unlock and disable it.

When you need to activate the device just click it and it will be returned to the system:

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