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Before detaching a volume it is important to make sure that the operating system and other programs running on your VM are not accessing files on your volume. If programs are modifying the contents of files on the volume when it is detached, the volume can be left in a corrupted state. Additionally if programs are reading files when a volume is detached it can result in unexpected behaviours of those programs. To ensure files are not being accessed, shut down the VM while you detach the volume. If you would prefer to avoid shutting down the VM, a successful [[Using_a_new_empty_volume_on_a_Linux_VM#Unmounting_a_device|unmounting of the volume]] will also ensure that no files are being accessed before detaching the volume.