ejecting Time Machine back-up properly
I am getting an error message that says disk not ejected properly on my Time Machine. I need to know how to eject it properly
iMac 21.5″ 4K, macOS 13.6
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"disk not ejected properly" could be caused by several different issues.
1) Other USB drives or devices are overloading the Mac's USB ports.
2) The external drive has a loose connection or a bad cable.
3) The external drive or the case is beginning to fail.
If and when you want to manually disconnect an external drive, you should either Control (right) click on its Icon and select Eject or.. click the ⏏︎ symbol in the Finder sidebar.
Connect and use other storage devices with Mac - Apple Support
