Ejecting Disks
When you eject a disk, the disk is physically removed from the disk drive and its icon disappears from the top-level computer window. Tip
- When the disk's icon disappears from the top-level computer window, it is said to be unmounted .
To eject a disk
1. | Click the disk's icon once to select it. |
2. | Choose File > Eject "Disk Name " (Figure 50 ), or press .Figure 50. Select the disk, and then choose Eject "Disk Name" from the File menu to eject the disk. |
Or
1. | Select the name of the disk in the Sidebar. |
2. | Click the eject button to the right of the disk name (Figure 51 ).Figure 51. Or click the Eject button beside the item's name in the Sidebar. |
Or
1. | Drag the disk's icon to the Trash (Figure 52 ). As you drag, the Trash icon turns into a rectangle with a triangle on top (Figure 53 ).Figure 52. Or drag the disk icon to the Trash.Figure 53. When you drag a disk icon, the Trash icon changes into an icon like this. |
2. | When the mouse pointer moves over the Trash icon, it becomes selected (Figure 52 ). Release the mouse button. |
Or Press the Media Eject key on the keyboard.Chapter 5 .