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Couldn't eject external drive - clyde - 02-08-2017
because "System Administrator is using it."
iMac, OS 10.9.
Closed all programs, same result—system admin using it.
Next-to-last resort: told it to restart. Still nothing.
Held down power button to shut it down.
It restarted OK, & ext drive appeared on desktop. Ext drive then could be ejected.
What's the business about "System Administrator is using it," and what's a good way to get around it?
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - Onamuji - 02-08-2017
Do you have a user account called "System Administrator?"
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - clyde - 02-08-2017
It's called kent's iMac 21, Admin, and I'm kent
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - rich in distress - 02-08-2017
You were more patient than I.
I would have just unplugged it while restarting... but followed by a disk repair, of course.
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - ka jowct - 02-08-2017
Was Spotlight perhaps doing something with it?
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - clyde - 02-08-2017
ka jowct wrote:
Was Spotlight perhaps doing something with it?
Not that I know of…
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - clyde - 02-08-2017
rich in distress wrote:
You were more patient than I.
I would have just unplugged it while restarting... but followed by a disk repair, of course.
Used Disk Utility to verify disk—result: Disk OK.
Disk repair necessary? If so, why?
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - rich in distress - 02-08-2017
Not necessary, since DU verify returned OK.
I need to shake old habits off, and get some new ones I guess.
In .6.8, restarting and going to applejack was dead easy. I still don't know the equivalent in Sierra...
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - jdc - 02-08-2017
Restart fixes 99.99% of most things...
Re: Couldn't eject external drive - Onamuji - 02-08-2017
clyde wrote:
It's called kent's iMac 21, Admin, and I'm kent
I don't know what question you answered, but it wasn't mine.
The drive could not safely be ejected because it was in use.
Usually, you'll see a message similar to this: "The disk [Disk Name] could not be ejected because one or more programs may be using it."
If you see a notification that the can't be ejected because user-x is using it, that indicates that a second user account on your Mac is accessing one or more files on the drive. This can occur with Fast User Switching enabled and multiple users logged in at the same time.