New to Macbook. How do I remove external drives?

Hi there,
I am new to Macbook and cannot remember if I need to safety remove external devices. Can someone please advise me.
Thanks

To safely eject external drives, drag them to the Trash from the Finder (if they're on the Desktop) or, from a Finder window, use the 'eject' arrow next to the name of the drive in the Sidebar.
And, yes, you need to do it! Otherwise, you might suffer data loss.
Good luck,
Clinton

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