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Time Machine

Error message about my USB external drive: "Eject the disk containing "TimeMachine" before disconnecting or turning it off."

Posted on May 5, 2021 1:00 PM

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rkaufmann87

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Posted on May 5, 2021 3:15 PM

Please restart in Safe Mode with all external wire peripherals (Hard Drives, printers, scanners, etc..) disconnected. Then restart normally and retest.

By chance do you have any third party antivirus, cleaning or other "maintenance" apps installed on the computer?

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