Sorry, it is dead - you might be able to revive it but I would not hold my breath. The 'safely remove hardware' is just what it says it is - when you do not use it - you are not safely removing your hardware. It does not matter if it did not matter the first time or the the 1,000th time - learn from this experience.
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