MacBook Air 13 desktop icon

Good afternoon, help, maybe someone has encountered something like this. I connected a third-party hard drive to the MacBook Air 13, after which the hard drive icon remained on the desktop and does not remove in any way, even through "eject"

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 13.5

Posted on Nov 18, 2024 5:52 AM

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2 replies

Nov 26, 2024 12:27 PM in response to WheelieNick

Everything is fine, the issue was resolved by itself!)

After clicking the "eject" button, the hard drive icons remained on the desktop and did not disappear, but after rebooting they disappeared. Thank you :)

WheelieNick

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Nov 19, 2024 2:52 AM in response to PolinaKirsanova

What is happening if you’re trying to eject it?

Are you sure that there are no programmes/processes using the disk ?

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