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<p>It is oh-so-tempting to just pull that flash drive out of your USB port when you’re done with it. But resist the urge! Unceremoniously disconnecting an external drive from your Mac can result in all sorts of problems—namely, you could inadvertently damage files on the drive. Do yourself—and your data—a favor and eject your disk the proper way. OS X provides a few methods for doing so—here are three of them.</p><figure class="large "><img src="
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<p>Drag the disk icon to the Trash can in the Dock.</p></figcaption></figure>
<p><strong>Dragging the icon:</strong> This method of ejecting a disk has been around as long as the Mac itself. Click the disk icon on the desktop (assuming you have your Mac set to show disks on the desktop), then drag it to the Trash icon in the Dock—it’ll turn into an Eject symbol. Wait a few seconds for the disk to disappear from the desktop and remove your disk.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3012984/macs/how-to-eject-a-disk-properly-on-os-x.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>
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How to eject a disk properly on OS X
