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Why does my USB Thumb Drive keep flashing after done with task?

I have a 16gb flash drive that flashes green light after it's done with the task. The light goes away after like 30 seconds, but in Windows 7 it already shows the task completed. Like if I transfer files, it shows it as completed, but the green light keeps flashing for long after. I've never had trouble when I take it out after the task, but I'd just like to know if it's safe to take out before it stops flashing green light?
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Thanks, it helped.
The partition on the flash drive is accessed by Windows even when you do not perform read/write operations to it. Keeping it in ready to work state. Like any other Fat or NTFS partition which has an assigned drive letter in Windows.