Not able to use usb thumb drive it keeps telling me that its been unpluged

I have 2 usb SanDisk Crusers and when I plug one in it shows up as no name when I go to copy data off of it will tell me that its be unpluged with out ejecting it drives work fine in windows computers... anyone experanceing the same thing

Never had that issue with the cruizer. Just used it this morning.
What happens when you unpug it & plug it back in? Does it re-mount?

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A Mac user wants to create OSX 10.6 boot-up disk on a USB thumb drive, so it can be used to start the Mac instead of using manufacturer’s CD. Also, (thumb drive’s size permitting) the Mac user must be able to install software on it, as it is done on the internal HD.
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