how do you safely disconnect a usb camcorder from iMac 2010 with snow leapard

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how do you safely disconnect a usb camcorder from iMac 2010 with snow leapard

Hello all,

Thanks in advance of my question. I'm new to Mac and I need to know how to safely disconnect an usb camcorder from my iMac once

I've finished importing video from the (Sony HDR-CX 160) Handycam with flash memory. My camcorder documents says to disconnect after I

click the special icon (that says safely remove usb mass storage device) and then disconnect the usb cable from my camcorder. My PC had this icon, and I know that Mac does not, so how do I know how to disconnect my camcorder from the Mac?

Please be kind with your answers, and assume that I know nothing about a Mac. I really appreciate your help.

Thanks Again,

Pam

iMac 27in., Mac OS X (10.6.4)

Posted on Aug 6, 2011 6:22 PM

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Answer 1

Kappy

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Aug 6, 2011 6:25 PM in response to help4pam

Is there a Desktop icon representing the SD card? If so, CTRL- or RIGHT-click and select Eject from the contextual menu.

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Aug 6, 2011 9:03 PM in response to help4pam

Thank you Kappy for your quick response. I am not inserting a SD card. I am connecting the camcorder by USB cord to my Mac. I haven't seen an icon that represents the USB. I pressed the eject button on my keyboard, but I didn't see that it gave me any indication that the USB had been disconnected. The camcorder screen did not indicate that it was ready to be disconnected either.

I would also like to add that the flash memory in my camcorder is internal and cannot be removed from the camera.

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rkaufmann87

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Aug 6, 2011 9:22 PM in response to help4pam

Open a Finder window and when the device is connected you will see it on the left pane. The easiest way to safely eject it is click the upside down triangle with a line under it that is next to the device. You will know it's safe to physically disconnect it when the device dissapears from the Finder window. It will look something like:

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