'Safely Dismount' USB drives not working since update from Kodi 17 to 18?

[MidnightWatcher]

Hmmm, wonder if this is what corrupted my 8TB HDD, twice.

May Update - External USB Drive Not Mounting?

I bought an 8TB external HDD last week, attached it to my Vero 4K and formatted it to ext4 (I didn’t set it up to automount in fstab). I transferred files to it via FTP and all was well. I notice now, however, that the drive is no longer mounted. I tried unplugging the USB and plugging it back in, nothing. Tried unplugging the power cable and plugging it back in, nothing. Tried rebooting the Vero 4K, nothing. Each time I hear the drive spin up as it should, but no luck. Could this be an issue w…