It’s not a bug if you don’t do what you’re supposed to.
Whether or not it did that before an upgrade is irrelevent. It equates to pure luck.
If you do NOT properly dismount attached storage before killing the power, you are begging for problems.
And yes, the WD *DOES* write to the file system every time you plug it in, and every time you watch a movie:
The Media Library, Thumb Caches, and Resume-point tables are all write-files.
So the File Allocation Table (or whatever equivalent is used in your particular format) *is* undergoing change, and if you don’t give it a chance to flush the write cache, many bad things can happen.
It is the same for *EVERY* computer or device that uses hard disk drives of ANY form or flavor, and in WD’s case, it is SPECIFICALLY documented on page 9, 21, 31 and 32 of the user manual:
“To prevent data loss, it is highly recommended that you first press the EJECT button on the remote control before removing a USB device. ” (emphasis mine)
And yes, powering it off is the same as forcefully removing the drive.
But, before we get all wrapped around the axle, just try it. If you STILL have problems with corrupted files, even though you’re religiously ejecting it safely, then you HAVE found a bug and it needs to be reported. But if the problem goes away, then you’ve found the solution.
