Eject USB memory card

Hello
is there an option somewhere I could turn on so as NOT to have to click Eject before removing a USB memory device? Im used to PC and I keep removing the memory without first clicking eject and apparently thats very bad...

Most USB memory devices require you to eject them prior to removal on both Macs and PC's to prevent corruption of directories or mangling open files. There is no way to override this. I have several USB memory sticks that I use on both platforms and all complain if I just yank them. If it mounts like a disk, it should be ejected prior to disconnecting.
-Douggo

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