Can't see my USB Devices in Finder.

I am running the latest update of OS X Yosemite and within the past couple days, I can no longer see my plug in devices, ie. External Hard Drive, DSLR camera, etc.
When I pull the plug out of the usb port, I get a message that says I didn't eject the disk properly. What gives?
Any advice is appreciated.

Well the I figured out the solution....I shut down & restart the system. Sometimes its the little things.

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