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ejection

how do I properly eject a time machine backup disk?

MacBook Pro 15", macOS 10.14

Posted on Jun 28, 2019 11:51 AM

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Posted on Jun 28, 2019 12:40 PM

There are several ways:

1) Drag the drive's icon to the Trash. With disks, that does not erase them but rather ejects them.

2) Right-click the drive's icon and choose "Eject" from the contextual menu

3) If the drive is in the sidebar of a Finder window, use its "eject" icon:

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