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32: Ejecting a Mounted Drive

There is a right and a wrong way to eject a mounted drive. If you do not follow the directions below to properly eject a mounted drive, you could lose documents that are stored on the drive.

There are three correct ways to eject a mounted drive. Click on the drive you want to eject, and then drag it to the trashcan located in the dock.


You may also select Eject from the file menu.


Another option is you can press the eject button next to the mounted drive in the sidebar.


Once you have successfully ejected the drive you may unplug it from your computer without losing any documents on that drive.

This article was last edited on Feb-14-2005 1:13 pm
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