Can I unplug the U disk and mobile hard disk directly from a Mac computer? The first thing to say is that even in Windows, it is not recommended to directly unplug the U disk or mobile hard disk, because this will also increase the probability of damage to the U disk and mobile hard disk. The Mac system must not directly unplug the U disk and mobile hard disk (now the new TypeC interface is also the same), because such "reckless operation" can easily cause file damage, once the system file in the mobile device is damaged , It may cause a situation that the mac system cannot recognize.
Since you can’t directly unplug these mobile devices like USB flash drives under Mac, everyone definitely wants to know how to safely eject USB flash drives or removable hard drives. I will give you a detailed introduction to this problem today. Friends in need Welcome reference! If you have inserted the U disk normally, there will be an icon on the desktop of your MAC system (take a portable hard drive as an example)
The first way
Click the right mouse button on this drive letter icon, and you will see the option of "Exit XXX" (XXX is the drive letter name). After clicking on the launch, this drive letter icon will disappear, which means that the mobile device has been safely exited!
The latest mac system Big Sur (11.x) mobile device security exit method is the same.
The second way
1. Use the left mouse button to click "Visit"
2. Then you can see a line of the mobile device name in the "Location" column. At this time, we still click the right button-launch XXX-the icon disappears.
At the same time, the mobile device icon on the mac desktop will also disappear, which means that the U disk or mobile hard disk has been safely uninstalled.
Special Note
If your mobile device is not ejected, but instead prompts some messages, such as "Cannot eject this volume because it is currently in use", etc., indicating that the device is in use (running a program or copying data). At this point, we should close some programs opened from the U disk or mobile hard disk, or wait for the copy to be completed!
If you are not sure which program is occupying the mobile device, and the U disk cannot be safely exited, then it is recommended that you close the mac Then unplug the U disk from the computer, so that it is more secure!
The above is the method to unplug the U disk and mobile hard disk of Mac computer. I hope it will be helpful to everyone. If you want to know more about Mac-related knowledge, please follow macz.com!