Ejecting a disk or volume
After working with a disk, server volume, iPod, CD or DVD, or FireWire drive, you may want to eject it to remove it from your desktop.
Before you eject an item, close any open documents on it and quit any applications that may be using files on the disk.
To eject a disk or volume, do one of the following:
■Select the item to eject, and choose File > Eject.
■In the sidebar of a Finder window, click the Eject button next to the item’s name.
■Drag the item to the Trash icon in the Dock. (While you drag, the Trash icon changes to an Eject icon.)
■To eject a CD or DVD, hold down the Media Eject key until the Eject icon appears on your screen.
If your keyboard doesn’t have a Media Eject key, hold down the F12 key until the Eject icon appears on your screen.
If your computer has two optical drives, hold down Option-Media Eject or Option-F12 to eject a disc from the second drive.
■Click the Eject icon in your menu bar, if there is one.
■Hold down the mouse button when you start up your computer.
If a disk contains more than one volume, you can eject all its volumes or just one:
■To eject all volumes, hold down the Option key as you eject one of the disk’s volumes.
■To eject just one volume, hold down the Control key as you eject that volume.
If you eject one of the volumes without holding down a modifier key, a dialog appears asking whether to eject all the volumes or just one.
