I am trying to figure out how to eject Time Machine before I turn it off. It used to be I could right or double right click it on my Desk Top and it would give me a screen that said "eject Time Machine". I would them eject.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.7.2)
See Pondini's TM FAQs.
27" i7 iMac 10.6.8 , Mac OS X (10.7.2), G4 450 MP 1.5 GB RAM w/(10.5.8/10.4.11/9.2.2)
See Pondini's TM FAQs.
27" i7 iMac 10.6.8 , Mac OS X (10.7.2), G4 450 MP 1.5 GB RAM w/(10.5.8/10.4.11/9.2.2)
I don't get it. Perhaps I am obtuse. I could not see the answer to my questions on Pondini's TM FAQs.
Sorry, but if that link doesn't contain the answer, you'll have to look elsewhere, such as Help->Time Machine.
Are you talking about an external HD, or a network location, such as a Time Capsule?
What do you see when you right-click?
It should be something like this:
I am talking about an external Hard drive that I am using for Time Machine. When I right click there are lots of choices but none like you illustrate and none with the word "eject" in it. This should be more user friendly. Dear friends thanks for making the effort to help me out.
Irv
PS I can't do a screen shot for you because I have given up on that computer and am giving it to my son who is an "IT" guy.
If you no longer have the computer, why are you worried about ejecting the drive?
If you still have it, what items are listed in the right-click menu?
Does the drive show up in a Finder Sidebar? If so, it should have an eject icon.
I find it will not eject with the eject icon, but it DOES eject if you right-click & choose 'eject'.
i have a similar problem.
in Leopard, the external drive would appear in the Finder under Devices.
when i upgraded to Snow Leopard, that icon disappeared from the Finder.
(i tried to insert a screen grab here, but i can't figure out how to make it small enough to be allowed.)
the external hard drive is still backing up my MacBook; i'm just looking for a way to 'eject' Time Machine when i take my Mac off my desk.
thanks,
tom
1947lark wrote:
i have a similar problem.
in Leopard, the external drive would appear in the Finder under Devices.
when i upgraded to Snow Leopard, that icon disappeared from the Finder.
Assuming you mean a directly-connected external HD (USB or FireWire), it should still appear. Go to Finder > Preferences > Sidebar and check the External disks box. If it's already checked, remove the check, then put it back.
(i tried to insert a screen grab here, but i can't figure out how to make it small enough to be allowed.)
Don't get the whole screen; use Shift+Cmd+4 -- that puts a "target" on the screen that you can use to outline a rectangle and grab just that portion.
thanks for the screen shot tip:
okay. the external hard drive is attached via USB, but doesn't show up in the Finder.
as i said, i'm trying to figure out a way to 'eject' the hard drive connected to Time Machine.
thanks,
tom
Are you sure your Finder preferences are set to show it?
As a last resort, start Disk Utiity (in your Applications/Utilities folder), select it in the sidebar, and click the Eject icon in the toolbar:
the 'Finder Preferences' tip worked.
thanks for showing me the Sidebar option because when i opened the first Preference screen it seemed to be set up to show it.
only when i went to the Sidebar option did it show a 'minus sign.'
much appreciated!
tom
Have you tried "Unmount" in Disk Utility? Worked for me.
Eject Time Machine
