Quoting Post Archived Topic: It will not be bumped to the top of the forum. Topic external hard drive Membername   Not a member? Sign Up Free (takes 20 seconds) Password   Forgotten your password? Post Font: Verdana Arial Black Georgia Comic Sans Impact   Size: Tiny Normal Big Huge   Color: Default Dark Red Red Orange Brown Green Olive Cyan Blue Dark Blue Indigo Black [ Check Spelling ] [ Post Preview ] [ LiveTags ] Quote: from Anonymous at 7:12 am on June 26, 2009[quote]After being on for a short while, if i'm not using anything on it, my external hard drive won't eject (i'm on a mac) and it says it's because it's in use. but i'm not using it. and it was worse before, it would do that but then when i'd click the icon nothing would show up. now things show up, but if i try and run something the finder freezes up and i have to restart the computer. what it did before was it would just bounce in the dock over and over and over and over until it either stopped or i forced quit or restarted.... what in the world is wrong?[/quote] FAQ Keyword Search: Post Options Favorites Manager Notify me of new replies to this topic by email Notify me of new replies to this topic by private message Original Post Anonymous Posted at 7:12 am on June 26, 2009 After being on for a short while, if i'm not using anything on it, my external hard drive won't eject (i'm on a mac) and it says it's because it's in use. but i'm not using it. and it was worse before, it would do that but then when i'd click the icon nothing would show up. now things show up, but if i try and run something the finder freezes up and i have to restart the computer. what it did before was it would just bounce in the dock over and over and over and over until it either stopped or i forced quit or restarted.... what in the world is wrong?

Replies wind Posted at 6:11 pm on June 26, 2009 XD he is anon because he doesn't want us pc guys tearing him down pc's are fine infact pc's can run your precious mac osx. there is no where you can hide from us any longer Anonymous Posted at 10:12 am on June 26, 2009 PCs are worse, why would i get a PC. but i do restart, and it just does it again after being on and idle. vanquisher91 Posted at 7:41 am on June 26, 2009 Solution: Get a PC Plan B: All you have to do is turn off your mac (unplug it as well), and eject the disk manually. Then, reboot and it should be good to go. I honestly don't have a clue about how macs work internally, so I'm not sure how you would prevent it from occurring in the future. Try reinstalling the drivers for it maybe? marshmellowman Posted at 7:28 am on June 26, 2009 Quote: from Rachelw at 3:22 pm on June 26, 2009 Ummm sometime mac has more trouble than a pc. I happen to use both but with a mac this problem could be caused by a virus or by a simple computer glitch I hope this was helpful. that's perhaps the vaguest answer i've seen which has somehow managed to stay on topic, not in the least bit helpful. OP: Sometimes my drives don't eject, and i usually find it's because I've been watching a film from it and I haven't closed the application I played it with (like quicktime for example). If I quit that then eject it usually works. If you're having more problems try logging out or logging back in, or restarting. Sometimes Finder is still accessing the drive even though you're not doing anything yourself. You just need to wait a bit for it to finish what it does, sometimes it acts up and won't eject so restarting usually solves that. Rachelw Posted at 7:22 am on June 26, 2009 Ummm sometime mac has more trouble than a pc. I happen to use both but with a mac this problem could be caused by a virus or by a simple computer glitch I hope this was helpful. IceTeaEdwin Posted at 7:17 am on June 26, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations Anonymous Posted at 7:14 am on June 26, 2009 yeah it's a mac that's why this shouldnt be expected IceTeaEdwin Posted at 7:13 am on June 26, 2009 Post from this position was omitted due to content violations All 8 previous replies displayed.