Thanks J17...i just inserted another and unmounted - (also checked if all the proper boxes were selected...) and NOTICED a small black window in the upper right NOW POPS UP and says: its OK (SAFE) to remove the media...
I wasnt familiar with this "change"...and it probably had to "update" or reset a few times before this happened ...I'l keep checkin...but it seems ok , for now...maybe a small glitch that worked its way out?
JN.