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From: Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com>
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Subject: Re: Can't Eject a Volume
Date: 22 Feb 2014 21:25:24 GMT
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On 2014-02-22, Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> wrote:
> On 2014-02-18 19:52:02 +0000, billy@MIX.COM said:
>
>> Nick Naym <nicknaym@_remove_this_gmail.com.invalid> writes:
>> 
>>> virtually any time I attempt to unmount/eject the volumes, the one
>>> containing the second SuperDuper clone refuses to eject: I receive the
>>> alert "The disk [name of volume] wasn't ejected because one or more
>>> programs may be using it." Besides Finder, nothing is running, and Disk
>>> Utility can't find any problems.The only way I can unmount/eject it is
>>> by force-ejection or by shutting down my iMac and unplugging the drive.
>> 
>> After the failed attempt to eject it, launch the Terminal program and
>> try this command -
>> 
>>   lsof | grep Volumes
>> 
>> and see what shows up.  lsof = list open files...
>> 
>> Billy Y..
>
> Better yet:
>
> lsof | grep <someUniquePartOfTheVolumeInQuestion'sName>

Or just:

lsof /Volumes/volume_name_here

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