The need for the Eject command arises from two reasons. First, if there are open files on a disk, macOS refuses to let you eject it because doing so might result in data loss. Second, the Eject ...

You are about to transfer some important files from an external drive to your Mac, and suddenly you get the message “Disk Not Ejected Properly” The transfer fails, and you have to start all over again ...

Some Xbox One consoles may encounter a stuck disc issue due a software glitch or a hardware malfunction. Normally, a good working Xbox One should allow you to eject a disc either by selecting a ...

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Manually ejecting a disc on the PS5 is similar to the PS4 and PS4 Pro. You'll need a screwdriver to turn a screw and push the disc out. Just like the base 2013 PS4, you'll have to pop off part of the ...

If you’re a Mac OS X user, you may have noticed that sometimes disks don’t want to eject. Also, the operating system occasionally reports that a disk is in use when it’s not. Real Software has a ...

If you game on Xbox, you know you can’t eject a disc from the console using the Xbox One controller. Since the console launched in 2013, Xbox gamers have been asking for Microsoft to remedy this, but ...

Why it matters: For some odd reason, Microsoft chose not to carry over the small convenience of letting gamers pop out their discs from their console using a controller, back when the Xbox One ...

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According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple plans to align version numbers across its operating systems by using version 26 for all platforms later this year, simplifying the currently complex ...

iTools, mac.com services interrupted Saturday Several users have reported that both iTools and their mac.com email addresses were inaccessible for at least several hours on Saturday. Update: Peter Nau ...