I'm getting "disk not ejected properly" warning and don't know why, there was no disk ejected. This has happened several times. Has anyone else had this problem and what do I need to do to correct this.
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
When this happens, is there in fact a disk or device connected to your computer?
There is a backup drive but it remains connected all the time. Other than that, no.
Western Digital drive?
LACIE
format: Mac OS Extended
I'm a rookie, does this answer the question?
Should be Mac OS Extended (Journaled)?
You are correct, Case-sensitive, Journaled.
I was trying a long bet - the Western Digital drives are somewhat notorious for symptoms like you describe.
Anyway, is your OS in fact Lion?
I have LaCie (Firewire) and it works great. Is your drive connected via firewire or USB?
I will suggest two things to consider and then let others have a whack at it.
(1) In System Preferences, Energy Saver, do you have "Put disk(s) to sleep...." checked? If so, does this behavior persist when this box is unchecked?
(2) It is possible that the cable used to connect your drive is faulty and this is causing your symptom.
charlie
OS is Lion and Lacie is connected by firewire. Put disk to sleep is checked. I will uncheck and see if this behavior continues. I just installed it a month ago so don't think firewire is bad but guess anything is possible. Thanks for helping.
You are welcome.
I agree about the cable - but SOMETHING has changed, evidently.
Case sensitive is an unusual choice, is your internal also case sensitive?
Got me, the Apple store said to use this as a backup and just plugged it in and set up the timed backups. Don't remember being asked about case sensitive. Could this be a problem, if so how should it be set??
I don't know if it relates to your disk ejected issue but it can cause some issues. Especially, I would think, if one drive is case sensitive and the other isn't.
This is all way above my pay grade. How do I know what the internal memory of the computer is?
It's got nothing to do with memory. All you need to do is go to Disk Utility, choose your internal HD and see what the format is. Same as with the external TM drive.
It is not, how do I change the format on the external hd?
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