How come external HDDs can't be ejected from Disk Utility?

When I click ⏏ in Finder to eject a USB or a SDD the drive disappears in Disk Utility. How come external HDDs only disappear in Finder but not in Disk Utilty when I ⏏?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.6

Posted on Nov 4, 2021 12:06 PM

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How come external HDDs can't be ejected from Disk Utility?

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