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Re: Hidden applications running?

From D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Hidden applications running?
Date 2015-01-12 13:42 +0000
Organization Mac GUI
Message-ID <dog_cow-1421070200@macgui.com> (permalink)
References <1ly4mwh.1w5xtvv1naxe92N%henry999@eircom.net>

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Henry wrote:
> My iMac (running Yosemite 10.10.1) has an external USB 3 HD named No. 2
> connected to it. When I try to unmount the external drive, I get an
> error message saying 'The disk "No. 2" wasn't ejected because one or
> more programs may be using it.'
> 
> However, as far as I can see, there is nothing open except the Finder.

QuickLook can sometimes keep files open for some time. If you want to eject
the volume NOW, try doing Command-Option-Escape and restart the Finder.

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Hidden applications running? henry999@eircom.net (Henry) - 2015-01-12 08:28 +0200
  Re: Hidden applications running? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-01-11 23:59 -0800
  Re: Hidden applications running? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2015-01-12 12:15 +0000
    Re: Hidden applications running? henry999@eircom.net (Henry) - 2015-01-12 18:51 +0200
  Re: Hidden applications running? D Finnigan <dog_cow@macgui.com> - 2015-01-12 13:42 +0000
  Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 13:46 +0000
    Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 13:49 +0000
      Re: Hidden applications running? henry999@eircom.net (Henry) - 2015-01-12 18:51 +0200
        Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 17:14 +0000
          Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 17:15 +0000
            Re: Hidden applications running? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-01-12 13:21 -0500
          Re: Hidden applications running? henry999@eircom.net (Henry) - 2015-01-13 06:34 +0200
            Re: Hidden applications running? Alan Baker <alangbaker@telus.net> - 2015-01-12 20:42 -0800
              Re: Hidden applications running? henry999@eircom.net (Henry) - 2015-01-13 11:16 +0200
            Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-13 16:36 +0000
  Re: Hidden applications running? Aldo Raine <apache@scalpem.net> - 2015-01-12 10:01 -0500
  Re: Hidden applications running? Doc O'Leary  <droleary@2usenet2014.subsume.com> - 2015-01-12 15:38 +0000
    Re: Hidden applications running? JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-01-12 13:18 -0500
      Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 18:41 +0000
        Re: Hidden applications running? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-01-13 09:46 +1300
          Re: Hidden applications running? Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-01-12 21:55 +0000
            Re: Hidden applications running? dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-01-13 11:40 +1300

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