Can't eject iphone from Mac (Catalina)

I connect my iPhone SE(2020) (iOS 15.5) to my 2015 MacBook Air (Catalina 10.15.7) and back it up in the finder. When finished I click the Eject button but nothing happens. I can unplug the phone with, apparently, no problem but it still shows in the hard drive sidebar. How do I eject it?

iPhone SE (Gen 2)

Posted on Jul 5, 2022 8:00 PM

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Jul 5, 2022 8:04 PM in response to jlevinson

OK, I am replying to my own question here. I have seen this asked before with many "me too" responses, but no definitive answers. Maybe I missed them, it's possible. Anyway, I am posting the answer (at least what worked for me).


2 things worked. One was to unplug the phone and restart the Mac, the other was to logout, unplug the phone, then log back in.

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