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Q: How to "properly eject a disk"

How do I "properly eject a disk"?

MacBook Air, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5)

Posted on Nov 29, 2014 11:25 PM

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Q: How to "properly eject a disk"

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  • by Roger Wilmut1,

    Roger Wilmut1 Roger Wilmut1 Nov 29, 2014 11:38 PM in response to bugsbee
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    Nov 29, 2014 11:38 PM in response to bugsbee

    1. Drag the disk's icon on the Desktop to the Trash.

    or

    2. Click the icon once to highlight it and hit command-e

    or

    3.Open a Finder window with sidebar showing; your disk should be listed under 'Devices'. Click the up-arrow-with-a-line-under-it to eject.

     

    What you mustn't do is just turn off or disconnect a disk without doing one of the above - this can lead to data corruption.

     

    Having ejected the disk you should leave it for a few seconds before disconnecting. A USB stick will often go on flashing for a short time after disappearing from the Desktop and you should wait until this has stopped.