Eject and Erase Position in Disk Context Menu? [MERGED]

[WallySpoons]

...is an accident waiting to happen?

(notwithstanding the 'are you sure' popup)
Human factors ergonomics. I've nearly erased a few disks when meaning to eject them.

 

[fisherking]

that's what the eject icon is there for.... 🤣

 

[I7guy]

Absolutely. That’s an accident waiting to happen.

 

[Fishrrman]

If you click the "Erase" button by mistake, it does not instantly erase the drive.

It will present you with another dialog, which you can then just cancel out of...

 

[Gregg2]

...is an accident waiting to happen?

(notwithstanding the 'are you sure' popup)
Human factors ergonomics. I've nearly erased a few disks when meaning to eject them.

No, but I do think it’s a bad idea to have those two commands so close to each other. That popup is there precisely to make it an almost oops instead of a disaster. You are not used to making a second click when you choose Eject, so it’s not a reflex that would make it likely for you to click on Yes.

 

[superarijit]

Today, after I inserted usb memory into my Mac, I noticed something in the menu bar for the memory: first entry eject disk, ok fine. Second entry right after that is Erase disk.

This the current genius of Apple to defy common sense.

 

[edubfromktown]

What sort of USB storage (not "memory") did you insert? It sounds as though your Mac was not able to recognize it.

 

[gwang73]

I also think the placement of the Erase function under Eject is stupid, but it won't just erase when you click it.